Growing rice requires extensive irrigation in California. Economists consider water to be a ________ for rice farmers in California.

A. need
B. inferior good
C. luxury
D. want


Answer: D

Economics

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A) A fall in private university tuition B) An increase in private university tuition C) An increase in interest rates on student loans (a complementary good) D) Higher dorm fees at state universities

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Employers choose to offer efficiency wages because:

A. they give employees an incentive to work hard to keep their jobs. B. it will reduce turnover, saving the employer time and money to hire and train new workers. C. it has proven to make workers more productive. D. All of these are true.

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A decrease in the quantity of resources available causes a movement down along a given PPF

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Economics

Our money supply has _____ basic jobs to perform.

A. one B. two C. three D. four

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