The figure above shows the U.S. demand and U.S. supply curves for cherries. Suppose the world price of cherries is $2 per pound. At this price, U.S. consumption of cherries will equal
A) 200,000 pounds.
B) 400,000 pounds.
C) 600,000 pounds.
D) 800,000 pounds.
E) 0 pounds.
A
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A) Crunchy Chips faces a hold-up problem. B) Crunchy Chips has production technological interdependency. C) Vertically integrating the slicing and frying process will increase production costs. D) Crunchy Chips has no production technological interdependency.
The more dangerous of two jobs currently pays $3 more per hour. The jobs are equivalent in all other respects. If labor is migrating from the higher-risk job to the lower-risk job, then
a. the equilibrium compensating wage differential is less than $3 per hour b. the wage rate will drop for the more dangerous job c. the wage rate will rise for the less dangerous job d. the equilibrium compensating wage differential is greater than $3 per hour e. equilibrium is unattainable in the two labor markets
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
According the traditional Keynesian approach, an increase in government spending is effective in raising real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) if
A. Ricardian equivalence occurs, regardless of the price level. B. the price level is flexible. C. the price level does not exist. D. the price level is fixed.