Which of the following increases the equilibrium price of a used car and decreases the equilibrium quantity?
A) an announcement by the U.S. Attorney General that the windows on older cars were made with cheaper glass that can explode at high speeds
B) new federal legislation that raises the legal driving age to twenty-four in all states
C) a new fee that used car dealers must pay to the government on all sales of used cars
D) all of the above because each is consistent with the "law of demand"
C
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A country produces only apples and bananas. Moving from point A to point B along its production possibilities frontier, 5 apples are gained and 4 bananas are forgone. What is the opportunity cost of an apple?
A) 4/5 of a banana B) 5/4 of a bananas C) 4 bananas D) 1 apple E) None of the above answers is correct.
Suppose the current level of output is 5000. If the elasticities of output with respect to capital and labor are 0.3 and 0.7,
respectively, a 10% increase in capital combined with a 5% increase in labor and a 5% increase in productivity would increase the current level of output to A) 5015. B) 5325. C) 5575. D) 6000.
The gains from trade are
a. evident in economic models, but seldom observed in the real world. b. evident in the real world, but impossible to capture in economic models. c. a result of more efficient resource allocation than would be observed in the absence of trade. d. based on the principle of absolute advantage.
An S-corporation is designed
A. to allow stock sales to other corporate entities. B. to allow for unlimited numbers of shareholders. C. for large new incorporations. D. for small businesses to incorporate.