When a tariff is imposed, a deadweight loss occurs because of:
a. a loss in producer surplus
b. a fall in the price of the imported good.
c. an increase in the supply of the good.
d. a loss in total surplus.
d
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If a meat packing plant has 30 employees and each employee has a 1 in 90 chance of getting injured on the job, then on average, one employee will get injured on the job every
A) 120 days. B) 1 year. C) 3 years. D) 9 years.
According to research by James Shepherd and Samuel Williamson, colonial coastal commerce comprised about _________ of the volume of total overseas trade
a. one-tenth b. one-third c. one-half d. three-fourths
Assume that an inferior good is produced in a perfectly competitive, increasing-cost industry with external diseconomies. The market is initially in long-run equilibrium. After all long-run adjustments are made, which of the following would occur in this market as a result of an increase in consumers' incomes?
a. The market price would remain unchanged; the market quantity would rise. b. The market price would rise; the market quantity would fall. c. The market price would remain unchanged; the market quantity would fall. d. Both the market price and the market quantity would fall. e. Both the market price and the market quantity would rise.
Here's what we know about last year's weekly demand for 2-night DVD rentals in the Village of Harmony: When P = $3, Qd = 100; at P = $5, Qd = 75; and when P = $7, Qd = 50. This year the village population has increased by 25%. What impact is this most
likely to have? A) Each individual's demand for DVD rentals will increase. B) Each individual's demand curve for DVD rentals will shift to the left. C) The market demand curve for DVD rentals shifts left. D) The market demand for DVD rentals increases.