An efficient allocation of resources occurs when we
A) produce the goods and services that people need.
B) cannot produce more of a good or service without giving up some other good or service that we value more highly.
C) produce the goods and services that people want.
D) cannot produce more of a good or service without giving up some other good or service that we need.
B
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An $8,000 coupon bond with a $400 coupon payment every year has a coupon rate of
A) 5 percent. B) 8 percent. C) 10 percent. D) 40 percent.
If all of the returns to a resource are in the form of economic rent,
a. the price of that resource is determined exclusively by supply b. the price of that resource is determined exclusively by demand c. the price and quantity of that resource are determined exclusively by supply d. the price and quantity of that resource are determined exclusively by demand e. the equilibrium price is zero
During a recession:
a. Government spending automatically rises and taxes automatically rise. b. Government spending automatically falls and taxes automatically rise. c. Government spending rises automatically and taxes fall automatically. d. Government spending and taxes do not tend to change. e. None of the above.
Yvette buys and sells real estate. Two weeks ago, she paid $300,000 for a house on Pine Street, intending to spend $50,000 on repairs and then sell the house for $400,000 . Last week, the city government announced a plan to build a new landfill on Pine Street just down the street from the house Yvette purchased. As a result of the city's announced plan, Yvette is weighing two alternatives: She
can go ahead with the $50,000 in repairs and then sell the house for $290,000 . or she can forgo the repairs and sell the house as it is for $250,000 . She should a. keep the house and live in it. b. go ahead with the $50,000 in repairs and sell the house for $290,000. c. forgo the repairs and sell the house as it is for $250,000. d. move the house from Pine Street to a more desirable location, regardless of the cost of doing so.