Suppose a powerful labor union negotiates a wage for its members above the equilibrium wage rate in a nonunionized market. A likely result of this is that:
A. The union will have difficulty recruiting new members
B. Union members will be able to work more overtime than before
C. This firm will make up for the higher wage rate by expanding output
D. Not everyone who wants to work at the new wage will be able to find jobs
D. Not everyone who wants to work at the new wage will be able to find jobs
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The quantity of real GDP demanded equals $16.2 trillion when the price level is 90. If the price level rises to 95, the quantity of real GDP demanded equals
A) less than $16.2 trillion. B) $16.2 trillion. C) more than $16.2 trillion. D) more information is needed to determine if the quantity of real GDP demanded increases, decreases, or does not change.
The financing of U.S. import transactions, ceteris paribus
A) reduces U.S. interest rates. B) increases the amount of foreign currency held by the Fed. C) increases U.S. GDP. D) decreases the amount of foreign currency held by U.S. banks.
Price discrimination
a. is illegal in the United States and Europe. b. can occur in both perfectly competitive and monopoly markets. c. is illogical because it does not maximize profits. d. can maximize profits if the seller can prevent the resale of goods between customers.
If the federal government placed a 50 cent per pack excise tax on cigarette manufacturers, and if as a result, the price to consumers of a pack of cigarettes went up by 40 cents, the:
A. actual burden of this tax falls mostly on consumers. B. actual burden of this tax falls mostly on manufacturers. C. actual burden of the tax would be shared equally by producers and consumers. D. tax would clearly be a progressive tax.