An excess supply of rice in a competitive market would indicate that
a. the problem of scarcity has been solved in that market
b. buyers want to purchase more rice at the current price than the sellers want to sell
c. the market will not be able to approach equilibrium
d. the entire supply curve must shift to the left in order to attain equilibrium
e. the current price exceeds the equilibrium price
E
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Suppose a country has many of its citizens temporarily working in other countries, and many of its firms have facilities in other countries. Furthermore, relatively few citizens of foreign countries are working in this country, and relatively few foreign firms have facilities in this country. In these circumstances, which would you expect to be larger for this country, GDP of GNP?
What will be an ideal response?
Use the following table to answer the question below.Price per UnitQuantity Demanded per YearQuantity Supplied per Year$52,0000101,800300151,600600201,400900251,2001,200301,0001,500A surplus of 500 units will occur when the price is
A. $30 per unit. B. $15 per unit. C. $20 per unit. D. $10 per unit.
In the United States, Texas ranks number one in the amount of installed megawatts for wind power generation and Florida ranks number one in the number of beach vacations. These facts point out that
A) Texas has a comparative advantage in wind power generation. B) Texas definitely has an absolute advantage in wind power generation. C) Florida should produce more wind energy. D) Florida can produce wind energy at a lower opportunity cost than can Texas.
Monopolies that exist because economies of scale create a barrier to entry are called:
A. government monopolies. B. natural monopolies. C. normal monopolies. D. price-discriminating monopolies.