With capital on the vertical axis and labor on the horizontal axis, vertical isoquants imply that
A) capital and labor are perfect substitutes.
B) capital and labor must be used together in a certain proportion.
C) capital is not productive.
D) labor is not productive.
C
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Suppose the Clean Air Act calls for a rise in NO2 abatement (A) from 50 to 60 percent and that the MSC (in millions) is MSC = 12 + 0.8A, where A is measured in percent. Then, the incremental cost of this policy change is
a. $8 million c. $560 million b. $40 million d. $500 million
Under the adaptive expectations hypothesis, how will a shift to a more expansionary monetary policy affect the economy?
a. In the short run, the real rate of output will be unaffected, but in the long run, it will increase. b. In the short run, the real rate of output will increase, but in the long run, it will be unchanged. c. There will be a permanent increase in the real rate of output, but the inflation rate will also be a little higher. d. In the short run, the impact on the real rate of output is uncertain, but in the long run, output will increase.
The economizing problem is essentially one of deciding how to make the best use of
What will be an ideal response?
Juan is going to spend all of his income. For the last unit of Good X consumed Juan gets 20 utils and for the last unit of Good Y consumed he gets 10 utils. The price of Good X is $1. The price of Good Y is $10. If Juan wants to maximize his utility he should
A. continue to purchase the same amount of Good X and Good Y. B. increase the consumption of Good X and decrease the consumption of Good Y. C. decrease the consumption of Good X and increase the consumption of Good Y. D. decrease the consumption of Good X and decrease the consumption of Good Y.