A decrease in the expected future price of a good will cause the current demand for the good to
a. decrease, which is a shift to the left of the demand curve.
b. decrease, which is a shift to the right of the demand curve.
c. increase, which is a shift to the left of the demand curve.
d. increase, which is a shift to the right of the demand curve.
A
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Use the following table to answer this question, which provides information on the production of a product that requires one variable input.InputTotal Product0015220332442550655758858956Marginal product is zero when the total product is
A. 58. B. 5. C. 0. D. 56.
The total amount of consumer surplus and producer surplus is at its maximum when
A) consumers and producers are allowed to trade at the market clearing price. B) the government imposes a price floor that is higher than the market clearing price. C) the government imposes a price ceiling that is lower than the market clearing price. D) free market exchanges do not exist.
We do not need to actually measure the level of satisfaction derived by a consumer from the consumption of goods. We only need a ranking among the alternative consumption bundles. Thus utility is a(n) ________ concept
A) Ordinal B) Cardinal C) Mathematical D) None of the above
Bob is the only carpet installer in a small isolated town. The above figure shows the demand curves of two distinct groups of customers-residential and business. Bob is likely to price discriminate because
A) elasticities differ across markets. B) the installation of carpets cannot be resold. C) Bob can probably identify which consumers belong to which segment. D) All of the above.