Sugar is an input used to produce cereal. Suppose that the price of sugar rises. As a result
A) the supply curve for sugar will shift to the right.
B) the supply curve for sugar will shift to the left.
C) the supply curve for cereal will shift to the right.
D) the supply curve for cereal will shift to the left.
D
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According to Friedman, changes in the level of aggregate demand
a. are dominated by changes in the supply of money. b. cause the levels of output and employment to deviate from their natural rate for short periods of time. c. can cause movements of the economy away from the natural rate for at least 2 years. d. are dominated by changes in the demand for money. e. Both a and b.
The disagreement value in a nonstrategic game is most closely related to
a. opportunity costs b. fixed costs c. total profit d. accounting costs
Assume that labor is the only variable input and that an additional input of labor increases total output from 72 to 78 units. If the product sells for $6 per unit in a perfectly competitive market, then the marginal revenue product of this additional worker is:
a. $78. b. $72. c. $36. d. $39. e. $6.
Assume that due to unfavorable conditions in a prime honey-producing area, the price of honey increases by 50 percent. The quantity consumed of herbal tea declines immediately by 25 percent. Everything else held constant, the:
a. cross-price elasticity of demand for herbal tea and honey is negative, and therefore the two goods are substitutes. b. cross-price elasticity of demand for herbal tea and honey is negative, and therefore the two goods are complements. c. cross-price elasticity of demand for herbal tea and honey is positive, and therefore the two goods are substitutes. d. cross-price elasticity of demand for herbal tea and honey is positive, and therefore the two goods are complements. e. cross-price elasticity of demand cannot be determined from the information provided.