When there is market failure
A. Government intervention is beneficial only in the case of natural monopolies.
B. A laissez-faire approach is the best policy.
C. Government intervention is always beneficial.
D. Government intervention is beneficial only when the marginal benefit of intervention exceeds the marginal cost.
Answer: D
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A) 2 shirts per pair of pants. B) 3 shirts per pair of pants. C) 3/5 of a shirt per pair of pants. D) 5/3 of a shirt per pair of pants.
Refer to Table 12-1. If the market price of each camera case is $8, what is the firm's total revenue?
A) $2,400 B) $3,200 C) $4,000 D) $4,800
If nominal GDP in 2001 is $9 trillion, and 2001 real GDP in 1996 prices is $6 trillion, the GDP deflator price index is
A) 7. B) 100. C) 150. D) 200.
What is the appropriate degree of abstraction?
a. The more detail there is, the better. b. The detail should be minimized in order to avoid all complexity. c. Abstraction is unnecessary, and should be avoided. d. Abstraction is the essence of analysis, and is pursued for its own sake. e. It depends on the objective of the analysis.