The optimum tariff is most likely to apply to

A) a small tariff imposed by a small country.
B) a small tariff imposed by a large country.
C) a large tariff imposed by a small country.
D) a large tariff imposed by a large country.
E) an ad valorem tariff on a small country.


B

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Based on the figure below. Starting from long-run equilibrium at point C, a tax cut that increases aggregate demand from AD to AD1 will lead to a short-run equilibrium at point ________ and eventually to a long-run equilibrium at point ________, if left to self-correcting tendencies. 

A. D; C B. B; C C. B; A D. D; B

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The economic analysis of minimum wage involves both normative and positive analysis. Consider the following consequences of a minimum wage:

a. The minimum wage law causes unemployment. b. Unemployment would be lower without a minimum wage law. c. Minimum wage laws benefit some workers and harm others. d. The minimum wage should be more than $7.25 per hour. Which of the consequences above are positive statements and which are normative statements? A) a and b are positive statements, c and d are normative statement. B) Only a is a positive statement, b, c, and d are normative statements. C) a and c are positive statements, b and d are normative statements. D) a, b, and c are positive statements and d is a normative statement.

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Economies of scale means that

A) the average fixed cost curve slopes downward over its entire range. B) the four-firm concentration ratio is below 80. C) the long-run average total cost curve slopes downward over it entire range. D) the long-run total cost curve slopes downward over it entire range.

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The socially optimal level of output of a good with an externality occurs when

a. the marginal private costs of production are equal to marginal private revenues b. the firm maximizes its profits c. the consumer maximizes his or her utility d. the marginal social cost of production equals the marginal social benefit of the good e. the firm is making a normal profit

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