According to the Application, people in Morocco bring meteorites picked up in the desert to local dealers, who then sell them to the public through Websites. This process is a description of
A) a market system. B) a bureaucratic system.
C) a barter economy. D) a centrally planned economy.
A
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A government proposal to increase marginal tax rates on the wealthiest 2 percent of U.S. residents is supposed to generate an additional $100 billion in tax revenues. It is likely that
A) the actual revenue raised will exceed the $100 billion, because the other 98 percent of the population will increase their work effort with a more fair tax system. B) the actual revenue raised will be more than $100 billion, because the short-run aggregate supply curve is upward sloping. C) the actual revenue raised will be close to $100 billion, because the wealthy don't respond to work incentives the way poorer workers do. D) the actual revenue raised will be less than $100 billion, because some of the people will respond by working less and earning less income that can be taxed.
If the initial distribution of labor and capital is Pareto optimal, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A) It is possible to reallocate labor and capital across industries so as to increase the production of one good without decreasing the production of another good. B) It is possible to reallocate labor and capital across industries so as to increase the production of one good, but only by reducing the production of another good. C) It is possible to reallocate labor and capital across industries so as to increase the production of every good. D) none of the above
The difference between the risk-free rate and the interest rate a particular investor has to pay is called the:
A. Both of these are true. B. risk premium. C. credit spread. D. Neither of these is true.
Generally speaking, monopolies
A. May be beneficial to society if they are allowed to act like monopolies without government interference. B. May be beneficial to society if they are natural monopolies and are regulated. C. Are never beneficial to society. D. Have great productive efficiency and are always beneficial to society.