The imposition of a tax on a product
A. shifts the demand curve to the right.
B. shifts both the supply and the demand curve to the right.
C. shifts the supply curve to the left.
D. shifts the supply curve to the right.
Answer: C
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The costs affecting decisions to supply are always
A) accounting costs. B) marginal costs. C) past costs. D) per unit costs. E) non-taxable costs.
To determine how much of a good to produce to achieve allocative efficiency, we
A) construct a production possibilities frontier and choose the midpoint. B) construct a production possibilities frontier and choose any point on it. C) must produce on the PPF and at the point where the marginal benefit and marginal cost of the good are equal. D) must produce on the PPF and at the point where the marginal benefit exceeds by any amount the marginal cost of the good. E) must produce on the PPF and at the point where the marginal benefit exceeds by as much as possible the marginal cost of the good.
In recent years, the cost of producing organic produce in the United States has decreased largely due technological advancement. At the same time, more and more Americans prefer organic produce over conventional produce
Which of the following best explains the effect of these events in the organic produce market? A) Both the supply and demand curves have shifted to the right. As a result, there has been an increase in both the equilibrium price and the equilibrium quantity. B) Both the supply and demand curves have shifted to the right. As a result, there has been an increase in the equilibrium quantity and an uncertain effect on the equilibrium price. C) The supply curve has shifted to the left and the demand curve has shifted to the right. As a result there has been an increase in the equilibrium quantity and an uncertain effect on the equilibrium price. D) The supply curve has shifted to the left and the demand curve has shifted to the right. As a result, there has been an increase in the equilibrium price and an uncertain effect on the equilibrium quantity.
If the isoquants are straight lines, then
A) inputs have fixed costs at all use rates. B) the marginal rate of technical substitution of inputs is constant. C) only one combination of inputs is possible. D) there are constant returns to scale.