If a tariff is imposed on imports of shrimp into the United States, U.S. consumer surplus from shrimp will ________ and U.S. producer surplus from shrimp will ________
A) increase; increase
B) increase; decrease
C) decrease; increase
D) decrease; decrease
E) increase; not change
C
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Assume a lawyer signs a contingency fee contract with a plaintiff. The case ends up settling for $1 million, of which the plaintiff received $800,000. It is obvious this contract was efficient
A) True, the plaintiff received some money. B) False, it is not clear whether another lawyer would have settled for more. C) False, it is not clear whether the plaintiff's lawyer is very smart. D) True, the plaintiff and lawyer reached an agreement and both lived up to their end of the agreement.
If the bank of Waterloo receives a $10,000 deposit and the reserve requirement is 10 percent, how much can the bank loan out? (Assume that before the deposit this bank is just meeting its legal reserve requirement.)
A) $1,000 B) $9,000 C) $10,000 D) $11,000
If the Fed raises the interest rate, this will ______ inflation and ______ real GDP in the short run.
a. reduce; raise b. increase; lower c. increase; raise d. reduce; lower
Assuming a market rate of interest equal to 7 percent and anticipated inflation is 2 percent, what is the real (adjusted for inflation) present value of $200 to be received one year from today?
A) $190 B) $214 C) $187 D) $210