Opportunity cost is
A. Measured only in dollars and cents.
B. The difficulty associated with using one good in place of another.
C. What is given up in order to get something else.
D. The total dollar cost to society of producing the goods.
Answer: C
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Why does competition lead to lower prices for consumers?
A. Companies do not lower prices for consumers. B. Companies bid down each other to get your business. C. Companies bid against each other to get workers at minimum wage. D. Companies can find cheaper resources.
Andrew's utility of wealth schedule is depicted in the above table. Andrew is offered a job as a cook which pays $10,000. He is also offered a job as a server which will pay $5,000 if tips are poor and $15,000 if tips are good
There is a 50 percent chance that tips will be poor and a 50 percent chance that tips will be good. Given the nature of Andrew's job offers and his utility of wealth schedule, Andrew will A) accept the offer to work as a server. B) accept the offer to work as a cook. C) be indifferent between working as a cook or a server. D) be unable to reach a decision about which offer to accept.
According to new growth theory,
A) growth in real GDP per capita occurs only if there are increasing returns. B) technological change is influenced by economic incentives. C) economic growth is determined by forces outside the control of the market system. D) centrally-planned economies are the most efficient.
For almost all goods, the:
A. lower the price goes, the higher the quantity demanded. B. higher the price goes, the more luxurious it is. C. lower the price goes, the higher demand is. D. higher the price goes, the higher the quantity demanded.