Which of the following statements is true with respect to a tariff on imported cheese?
a. It lowers the price of cheese.
b. It lowers domestic cheese producers' profits.
c. It creates tax revenues for the government.
d. It cannot result in retaliation.
e. It increases the amount of foreign cheese sold.
c
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When a slice of pizza at the student union sold for $2, Moe did not purchase any. When the price fell to $1.75, Moe purchased a slice each day for lunch. Thus, we can infer that Moe's reservation price for a slice of pizza is:
A. exactly $2.00. B. at least $1.75 but less than $2. C. less than $1.75. D. exactly $1.75.
Which of the following is true about an individual's choice of insurance assuming state-independent tastes?
A. Full insurance will be chosen from a full menu of actuarily fair insurance if tastes are risk averse. B. No insurance will be chosen if the menu of insurance contracts is actuarily unfair and tastes are risk averse. C. No insurance will be chosen if the menu of insurance contracts is actuarily unfair and tastes are risk-neutral. D. (a) and (b) are true. E. (a) and (c) are true. F. (b) and (c) are true. G. All of the above. H. None of the above
If the price level rises by 4 percent and workers' money wage rates increase by 2 percent, then the
A) quantity of labor supplied decreases. B) quantity of labor supplied increases. C) quantity of labor supplied does not change because there is no change in the real wage rate. D) the supply curve of labor shifts rightward.
A firm facing a downward sloping demand curve is producing a level of output at which price is $7, marginal revenue is $5, and average total cost, which is at its minimum value, is $3. In order to maximize profit, the firm should
A. decrease price. B. keep price the same. C. increase price. D. decrease output. E. both c and d