The law of demand states that there is
A) an inverse relationship between income and quantity demanded, ceteris paribus.
B) a direct relationship between income and quantity demanded, ceteris paribus.
C) no relationship between taste and quantity demanded, ceteris paribus.
D) an inverse relationship between price and quantity demanded, ceteris paribus.
D
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The Federal Reserve econometric model estimates that a 1 percent increase in government spending, with the money supply held constant, will
A) increase real GDP by 1 percent per year for two years. B) increase real GDP by 2 percent per year for two years. C) decrease real GDP by 1 percent per year for two years. D) have no effect on real GDP.
Assume that the money stock is the intermediate target and money demand is totally interest- inelastic. Then, the
a. LM schedule will be horizontal. b. LM curve schedule would be vertical. c. IS curve would be horizontal. d. None of the above
Empirical evidence points to the fact that financial crises:
A. are newsworthy but have no impact on economic growth. B. can have a positive impact on economic growth as weak borrowers are weeded out. C. have a negative impact on economic growth for years. D. have a negative impact on economic growth only for the year of the crisis.
Two companies, Dirty Inc. and Filthy Inc., each of which has access to 5 different production processes, each of which has a different cost and produces a different amount of pollution. The daily costs of the processes and the number of tons of smoke emitted are shown in the table below.ProcessABCDE(smoke/day)(4 tons/day)(3 tons/day)(2 tons/day)(1 tons/day)(0 tons/day)Cost to Dirty Inc. ($/day)$100$200$380$740$1,460Cost to Filthy Inc. ($/day)$400$430$490$580$700 Suppose pollution is initially unregulated. If the City Council requires each firm to reduce emissions by 50 percent, then the total cost to society of this policy will be ________ per day.
A. $360 B. $490 C. $380 D. $870