The Fed generally had high interest rates ________ as it fought inflation.
A. in the 1970s and early 1980s
B. in the 1980s and 1990s
C. in the 2000s
D. in the late-1990s
Answer: A
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A firm using a two-part tariff faces a tradeoff because
A) any increase in consumer surplus must be offset by a decrease in producer surplus. B) the only way to increase the fixed-fee portion of the price is to lower the per-unit portion of the price. C) the only way to increase total revenue is to lower per-unit profit. D) the smaller the variation between the parts of the price, the greater the deadweight loss generated by the pricing scheme.
Which of the following is a normative economic statement?
a. The unemployment rate for the United States is currently 5.4 percent. b. The inflation rate in the United States is too high. c. An increase in the price of a good will reduce the amount purchased. d. Higher profits in an industry will attract more entrepreneurs into the industry.
Scarcity exists for those with a. lower incomes
b. average incomes. c. higher incomes. d. all of the above.
In a market economy, which of the following will most likely cause a prolonged milk shortage?
a. an increase in the demand for milk b. an increase in the supply of milk c. imposition of a price floor above the equilibrium price of milk d. imposition of a price ceiling below the equilibrium price of milk