Suppose the government is considering whether to build a community health clinic. If the government wants to increase total economic surplus, then it should build the health clinic if the marginal benefit of the health clinic is:
A. greater than zero.
B. decreasing.
C. less than its marginal cost.
D. greater than its marginal cost.
Answer: D
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In an increasing-cost industry, expansion of output
A) causes input prices to rise as demand for them grows. B) leaves input prices constant as input demand grows. C) causes economies of scale to occur. D) occurs under conditions of increasing returns to scale. E) occurs without diminishing marginal product.
If we observe an increase in the price of a good and an increase in the amount of the good bought and sold, this could be explained by
a. an increase in the supply of the good. b. an increase in the demand for the good. c. a decrease in the demand for the good. d. a decrease in the supply of the good.
Will is risk averse and has $1,000 with which to make a financial investment. He has three options. Option A is a risk-free government bond that pays 5 percent interest each year for two years. Option B is a low-risk stock that analysts expect to be worth about $1,102.50 in two years. Option C is a high-risk stock that is expected to be worth about $1,200 in four years. Will should choose
a. option A. b. option B. c. option C. d. either option A or option B because Will is indifferent between those two options and they are superior to option C.
If velocity is constant, which of the following results flow from the quantity equation?
A) Nominal GDP could change only if there were a change in the money supply. B) In the short run, nominal GDP could change only if there were a change in the money supply and in the long run, nominal GDP could change only if there were a change in the money supply. C) In the short run, nominal GDP could change only if there were a change in the money supply but in the long run, nominal GDP is affected by changes in any component of GDP. D) In the short run, nominal GDP is affected by changes in any component of GDP but in the long run, nominal GDP could change only if there were a change in the money supply.