Suppose Lois usually buys two cups of coffee for two dollars each and one scone for two dollars each. If the price of scones falls to one dollar each and she now buys two cups of coffee and two scones, this illustrates the
A. substitution effect.
B. marginal rate of substitution.
C. real-income effect.
D. total utility effect.
Answer: C
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A) the level of GDP at which each industry is experiencing growth in sales. B) the level of GDP at which each business firm is experiencing growth in sales. C) the level of GDP at which no one is below the poverty line. D) the full-employment level of real GDP.
Resources are all of the following EXCEPT
A) scarce and therefore require choices to be made. B) limited in quantity and can be used in different ways. C) unlimited and in abundance. D) the things we use to produce goods and services.
At a 3.5 percent annual growth rate it would take 20 years for GDP per capita to double
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Agave, Six Feet Under, Globe, Silk, Sotto Sotto and Zocalo are all restaurants in Atlanta. In the long run, Globe could I. make a positive economic profit. II. make zero economic profit. III. incur an economic loss
A) Only I B) Only II C) I, II, and III D) Only I and II