Refer to Figure 4-7. The movement from Db to Da in the market for potato chips could be caused by a(n)
a. Decrease in the price of potato chips.
b. Decrease in income, assuming that potato chips are a normal good.
c. Announcement by the FDA that potato chips lower cholesterol.
d. Increase in the price of a pretzel.
Answer: b. Decrease in income, assuming that potato chips are a normal good.
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In Figure 3-6, assume this economy is currently operating at point D. What is the opportunity cost of moving to B?
A. About 200 bushels of wheat B. 200 bushels of soybeans C. Infinite, B cannot be produced at any cost. D. 0
Governments often intervene in international trade and impose quotas to
A. shift a nation's production possibilities frontier. B. improve the performance of multinational corporations. C. increase revenues from export subsidies. D. protect domestic industries from foreign competition.
The figure above shows the costs and demand curves for the Bigshow Cable Company. To avoid any deadweight loss in the market served by Bigshow, the regulator must set the price at
A) $8. B) $6. C) $4. D) $2.
To calculate the growth rate of a variable, you will
A) calculate the percentage change from one time period to the next. B) calculate the difference between the two variables. C) add the ending value to the beginning value. D) divide the increase by the number of time periods.