Refer to the table. In relation to column (3), a change from column (4) to column (5) would most likely be caused by:
A. government placing an excise tax on the good.
B. an improvement in production technology.
C. an increase in consumer income.
D. an increase in input prices.
B. an improvement in production technology.
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Keynesians:
a. accept the countercyclical policy of doing nothing, that is, allowing market forces to work. b. believe that the level of aggregate demand in the 1930s was sufficient to generate full employment. c. accept the fact that policymakers should eliminate inflation first before focusing on unemployment. d. focus on increasing aggregate demand in order to stimulate the economy. e. were prepared for the events that beset our economy in the 1970s and 1980s.
If net taxes decrease, which of the following would occur?
a. Disposable income decreases, consumption at any income level increases, and the consumption-income line shifts upward. b. Disposable income increases, consumption at any income level increases, and the consumption-income line shifts downward. c. Disposable income increases, consumption at any income level increases, and the consumption-income line shifts upward. d. Disposable income decreases, consumption at any income level decreases, and the consumption-income line shifts downward. e. Disposable income increases, consumption at any income level decreases, and the consumption-income line shifts downward.
Dale is a guitar teacher and Terrence is a tile layer. If Dale teaches Terrence's daughter to play the guitar in exchange for Terrence tiling Dale's kitchen floor,
a. only Dale is made better off by trade. b. only Terrence is made better off by trade. c. both Dale and Terrence are made better off by trade. d. neither Dale nor Terrence are made better off by trade.
Mexico and the members of OPEC produce crude oil. Realizing that it would be in their best interests to form an agreement on production goals, a meeting is arranged and an informal, verbal agreement is reached. If both Mexico and OPEC abide by the agreement, then OPEC's profit will be $200 million and Mexico's profit will be $100 million. If both Mexico and OPEC cheat on the agreement, then OPEC's profit will be $175 million and Mexico's profit will be $80 million. If only OPEC cheats, then OPEC's profit will be $185 million, and Mexico's profit will be $60 million. If only Mexico cheats, then Mexico's profit will be $110 million, and OPEC's profit will be $150 million.This game is ________ because ________.
A. a prisoner's dilemma; not cheating is better for both B. a prisoner's dilemma; cheating is better for both C. not a prisoner's dilemma; OPEC does not have a dominant strategy D. not a prisoner's dilemma; cheating is better for both