In the market in Figure 15.1:
A. social benefits are greater than private benefits.
B. the quantity provided by the market is greater than efficient.
C. when left alone, the market produces the socially optimum quantity.
D. All of these
Answer: A
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If capital per hour worked increases further to $25,000, by how much would you expect real GDP per hour worked to increase if there are diminishing returns? A) by less than $500 B) by more than $500 but less than $5,000 C) by exactly $500 D) by more than $5,000 but less than $20,000
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c. both inflation and unemployment. d. income inequality and economic freedom.
Capital is to investment as
A. a flow is to a rate. B. a flow is to a stock. C. a stock is to a flow. D. a stock is to a bond.
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A) $0. B) $2,000. C) $3,000. D) $5,000.