Other things remaining unchanged, which of the following is most likely to cause an increase in the demand for personal computers?
a. A reduction in the price of personal computers
b. An increase in the supply of personal computers
c. An increase in the cost of computer printing ink
d. An increase in the number of computer manufacturers
e. A requirement by universities that all students buy personal computers
e
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Refer to Labor Demand and Labor Supply. What does area B represent?
The following questions refer to the accompanying diagram, which shows an industry's labor demand and labor supply. Labor and capital are the only factors used by the industry. The industry hires L units of labor at a wage of PL.
a. The industry's total revenue.
b. The rent earned by the industry's laborers.
c. The total wages paid to the industry's laborers.
d. The rent earned by the industry's capital.
Refer to Figure 15-11. In the dynamic model of AD-AS in the figure above, if the economy is at point A in year 1 and is expected to go to point B in year 2, and the Federal Reserve pursues no policy, then at point B
A) incomes and profits are rising. B) the economy is below full employment. C) the unemployment rate is very, very low. D) there is pressure on wages and prices to rise. E) firms are operating above their normal capacity.
Which of the following is a result of government price controls?
A) Some people win and some people lose. B) The deadweight loss from price ceilings is greater than the deadweight loss from price floors. C) Price controls increase economic efficiency. D) Price controls benefit poor consumers but harm producers and wealthy consumers.
Assume the cross price elasticity of demand between peanut butter and grape jelly is negative
a. Does the cross price elasticity coefficient indicate that peanut butter and grape jelly are substitutes or complements? Why? b. Describe the effect associated with an increase in the price of peanut butter on the the demand for both peanut butter and grape jelly.