Suppose marginal cost is constant and equal to 50 and marginal revenue equals 100 - 10Q. A profit-maximizing monopolist will set quantity equal to:
A. 7.
B. 5.
C. 3.
D. 10.
Answer: B
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A. Panama B. Ecuador C. Zimbabwe D. All of the above
If an exporter wants to limit the effect of possible changes in the exchange rate on the value of her exports, then she can adopt a strategy known as
A) floating. B) speculating. C) hedging. D) appreciating.
The government wishes to close an inflationary gap by reducing real GDP by $400 billion. Assuming a tax multiplier of 4 and an income multiplier of 5, which of the following policy prescriptions would reduce the inflationary gap by $400 billion?
a. Decreasing government spending by $400 billion and increasing taxes by $400 billion. b. Decreasing government spending by $160 billion and decreasing taxes by $100 billion. c. Decreasing government spending by $40 billion and decreasing taxes by $40 billion. d. Decreasing government spending by $80 billion and keeping taxes the same. e. Doing absolutely nothing to the economy.
Predictions of severe shortages due to impending natural resource depletion
a. are widely accepted by resource economists even though such predictions are a relatively new occurrence. b. have been wrong in the past, but most resource economists believe that the threat of resource depletion is now far more severe than ever before. c. are typically made without adequate recognition and consideration of resource price elasticities. d. typically assume that price elasticities are greater than they really are.