The purpose of social regulation is
A) to force a firm to produce at the point where marginal cost equals marginal revenue.
B) to control the quality of service provided by a monopolist.
C) to control the price that regulated enterprises are allowed to charge.
D) to focus on the impact of production on the environment and society, the working conditions under which goods and services are produced, and sometimes the physical attributes of goods.
Answer: D
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Brian is running for state senator and if elected, pledges to improve economic growth. His plan for economic growth includes increasing spending on public education and providing tax incentives to encourage improved private education
His plan is likely to A) slow economic growth because it includes a provision for private education. B) have no effect on economic growth because property rights are not changed. C) speed economic growth as the quality of resources improve. D) fail because the provision for private education limits government involvement in education. E) have no effect on economic growth because government spending cannot affect the economic growth rate.
Ben quit his job as an economics professor to become a golf professional. He gave up his salary ($40,000) and invested his retirement fund of $50,000 (which was earning 10 percent interest) in this venture. After all expenses, his net winnings (profit) were $45,000. Ben’s economic profits were
A. $45,000. B. $5,000. C. $2,000. D. zero.
Bart is seen standing in front of the cooler that contains containers of iced tea and lemonade. Moments later, we see Bart drinking iced tea, and we conclude Bart is getting more utility from that drink than lemonade. We drew that conclusion based on what economic concept?
A. Revealed preference B. Utility minimization C. Satisfaction scales D. Rational behavior
The desire of governments to be able to use both monetary and fiscal policies to pursue domestic goals of stable prices and full employment has been a reason that:
A. countries have tried to stabilize their exchange rates at a high level. B. flexible exchange rates have been replaced with fixed exchange rates. C. fixed exchange rates have been replaced with flexible exchange rates. D. countries have tried to stabilize their exchange rates at a low level.