Consider a situation in which a factory emits high levels of air pollution and the factory is not liable for the damages its pollution causes. According to the Coase theorem, government action is ________ to achieve an ________ amount of pollution

A) necessary; equitable
B) not necessary; equitable
C) necessary; efficient
D) not necessary; efficient.


D

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A. Cause new firms to leave the market. B. Cause existing firms to expand production. C. Potentially last a long time. D. Not be possible, even in the short run.

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Fran runs a doughnut shop in a tiny 3-person town. The table below shows the quantity demand by the three townspeople at various prices.Price PerDoughnutQuantity Demandedby AlQuantity Demandedby BettyQuantity Demandedby Carol10 cents104625 cents92535 cents71550 cents504When the price of a doughnut is 25 cents, what is the market demand for doughnuts?

A. 13 doughnuts B. 16 doughnuts C. 20 doughnuts D. 9 doughnuts

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The law of diminishing marginal utility says that

a. as more of a good is consumed, total utility diminishes causing marginal utility to diminish as well b. as more of a good is consumed, total utility increases causing marginal utility to diminish c. with reference to consumption, more is better than less until a point is reached after which less is better than more d. with reference to consumption, less is better than more until a point is reached after which more is better than less e. we always value the "one before the last one" more

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When the economy is in an inflationary gap, the labor market is experiencing a _____________. In a self-regulating economy, wage rates will then ___________ and the ______________ curve will shift __________________

A) shortage; rise; SRAS; leftward B) shortage; fall; SRAS; leftward C) surplus; rise; AD; rightward D) shortage; fall; AD; rightward E) surplus; fall; SRAS; rightward

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