The radicalization of U.S. citizens as individuals and having them target lightly defended places (such as a San Bernardino office and Orlando's Pulse nightclub) are examples of the "rational terrorist's"
A. substitution effect.
B. marginalist technique.
C. compression effect.
D. diversion technique.
Answer: A
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When Americans increase their demand for Japanese goods
A) the demand for dollars will rise, and the demand for yen will rise. B) the supply of dollars will rise, and the demand for yen will rise. C) the demand for dollars will fall, and the demand for yen will rise. D) the supply of dollars will fall, and the demand for yen will fall.
Which of the following is an example of inelastic demand?
a. A 10 percent increase in the price of milk leads to a 20 percent decrease in the quantity demanded of milk. b. A 10 percent increase in the price of milk leads to a 10 percent decrease in the quantity demanded of milk. c. A 10 percent increase in the price of milk leads to a 5 percent decrease in the quantity demanded of milk. d. A 10 percent increase in the price of milk leads to a 10 percent increase in the quantity demanded of milk. e. A 10 percent increase in the price of milk leads to a 5 percent increase in the quantity demanded of milk.
Assume that your roommate is very messy. According to campus policy, you have a right to live in an uncluttered apartment. Suppose she gets an $80 benefit from being messy but imposes a $60 cost on you. The Coase theorem would suggest that an efficient solution would be for your roommate to
a. stop her messy habits or else move out. b. pay you at least $60 but less than $80 to live with the clutter. c. continue to be messy and force you to move out. d. demand payment of at least $60 but no more than $80 to clean up after herself.
Measuring poverty using an absolute income scale like the poverty line can be misleading because
a. income measures do not include the value of in-kind transfers. b. money is more highly valued by the rich than by the poor. c. the poor are not likely to participate in the labor market. d. income measures are not adjusted for the effects of labor-market discrimination.