Consumers will switch to another good when ______ drops too low.
a. consumer choice
b. the economy
c. marginal utility
d. total utility
c. marginal utility
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Recently the governor of Vermont proposed that cigarette taxes in Vermont should be increased substantially, from 44 cents a pack to 66 cents a pack. He estimates that Vermont can raise $20 million in revenue from this tax hike
He also pointed out that the neighboring state of New Hampshire was considering an increase in cigarette taxes. a. How can it be that an increase in cigarette taxes will increase tax revenue, because, after all, a higher tax will increase cigarette prices and thereby decrease the quantity demanded? b. If New Hampshire chooses not to increase cigarette taxes, is it likely that Vermont can still raise $20 million in tax revenue? Why or why not? Explain
Suppose the Fed conducts an open market operation in which it buys government securities from a commercial bank. Why is there a multiplier effect on the quantity of money?
What will be an ideal response?
Requiring commercial banks to hold reserves equal to some fraction of their deposit liabilities
A) acts as a constraint on bank lending. B) is an alternative for banks that choose not to use the gold standard. C) is without significance since banks are not required to meet their liabilities on demand by depositors. D) prevents runs on banks by depositors who fear that the banks may not have assets equal to their liabilities. E) really has no effect on the monetary system today.
Suppose we have an economy in which G = 100, t = 0.26, Y = 3800, and YN = 4000. Then t rises to 0.28 as the same time as G rises to 1150. The overall impact of this resettling of the fiscal variables is ________ because ________
A) expansionary, the actual deficit rises B) expansionary, the natural employment deficit falls C) contractionary, the natural employment deficit falls D) contractionary, the natural employment deficit rises E) contractionary, the actual deficit rises