The difference between merchandise exports and imports is called the ________ balance
A) current account
B) capital account
C) official reserve transactions
D) trade
D
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The above figure shows the marginal social benefit and marginal social cost curves of coffee in the nation of Kaffenia. For a consumer, the price they are willing to pay for each additional pound of coffee is
A) always less than the economy's marginal social cost of producing that additional pound. B) equal to their own marginal benefit from consuming that additional pound. C) equal to their consumer surplus. D) Both answers B and C are correct.
Refer to Figure 12-5. The figure shows the cost structure of a firm in a perfectly competitive market. If the firm's fixed cost increases by $1,000 due to a new environmental regulation, what happens to its profit-maximizing output level?
A) It remains the same. B) It decreases. C) It increases. D) It could increase, decrease, or remain constant, depending on whether the firm is able to cut costs somewhere else.
If the marginal product of labor is less than the nominal wage divided by the price of output, a firm that wishes to maximize profits will
A) hire more labor. B) lay off workers. C) maintain its current level of workers. D) raise the real wage.
The market for toothpaste is a good example of perfect competition
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false