Which of the following sayings best reflects the concept of opportunity cost?
What will be an ideal response?
"Time is money."
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When every good or service is produced up to the point where the last unit provides a marginal benefit to society equal to the marginal cost of producing it, ________ occurs
A) efficient central planning B) equity C) productive efficiency D) allocative efficiency
The reason why some economists believe that attempts by the Fed to surprise the public in a systematic way cannot be successful is that
A) information about the Fed's plans will inevitably be leaked to the public. B) the Fed announces its goals before Congress and publishes its policy actions in the Federal Reserve Bulletin six weeks after they take place. C) the public would eventually figure out what the Fed's policies were, negating the Fed's surprise. D) competition in the money markets would neutralize the Fed's intervention.
Which one of the following will shift the investment demand curve leftward?
a. A technological breakthrough. b. Lower tax rates. c. Optimistic business expectations. d. A lower rate of capacity utilization. e. None of these.
Figure 7-13
Refer to . If price increases from $10 to $15, total revenue will
a.
increase by $20, so demand must be inelastic in this price range.
b.
increase by $5, so demand must be inelastic in this price range.
c.
decrease by $20, so demand must be elastic in this price range.
d.
decrease by $10, so demand must be elastic in this price range.