An increase in the wage rate will change
A. the amount of labor employed, and it may also change the amount of other inputs employed.
B. the price the firm charges for the product, but it will not affect the demand for any of the inputs.
C. only the amount of labor hired.
D. the firm?s profit-maximizing level output, but not its usage of inputs.
Answer: A
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Refer to Figure 3-5. In a free market such as that depicted above, a shortage is eliminated by
A) a price decrease, decreasing the supply and increasing the demand. B) a price increase, increasing the quantity supplied and decreasing the quantity demanded. C) a price increase, increasing the supply and decreasing the demand. D) a price decrease, decreasing the quantity supplied and increasing the quantity demanded.
If ethanol production is expected to increase the price of corn, U.S. farmers will likely
A) shift the supply of corn to the left. B) shift the supply of corn to the right. C) reduce the production of corn by sliding down the corn supply curve, all else equal. D) increase the production of corn by sliding up the corn supply curve, all else equal.
A straight-line Lorenz curve shows
A) an equal distribution of money income. B) a greater than proportionate share of income going to middle-income households. C) a high incidence of absolute poverty. D) a highly unequal distribution of income.
Identify the characteristics of a monopoly firm
a. The existence of barriers to entry and production of a homogeneous product b. The production of a unique product and a large number of sellers in the market c. The production of a standardized product and the firm is a price taker d. The existence of barriers to entry and the firm is a price taker e. The existence of barriers to entry and the firm is a price maker