Consumer surplus is
A. a measure of the gains from trade to consumers.
B. the result of a surplus.
C. the result of a shortage.
D. a measure of the quantity traded by consumers.
Answer: A
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A) an inverse relationship. B) a positive relationship. C) a cross-section graph. D) a positive then a negative relationship.
Natural gas is a natural monopoly. The figure above shows the market for natural gas in the city of Lucknow. When an average cost price rule regulation is imposed, the price per household per month is ________
A) $20 and 30,000 households are served B) $40 and 40,000 households are served C) $40 and 30,000 households are served D) $60 and 20,000 households are served
Which of the following is a consequence of minimum wage laws?
A) Producers have an incentive to offer workers non-wage benefits such as health care benefits and convenient working hours rather than a higher wage. B) Employers will be reluctant to offer low-skilled workers jobs with training. C) All workers benefit when the minimum wage is increased. D) Low-skilled workers benefit because minimum wage increases the number of jobs providing low-skilled workers with training.
Supporters of raising the minimum wage argue that minimum-wage laws are
a. a tax-free way to help the working poor. Businesses bear the burden of paying higher wages, not the government. b. better than the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) in targeting the working poor. The EITC may benefit teenagers from middle-class families who work summer jobs at the minimum wage. c. better than in-kind transfers such as food stamps in providing food rather than unhealthy items such as drugs or alcohol. d. a way to increase employment of those likely to earn the minimum wage.