The negative relationship between the quantity demanded of a commodity and its price can be explained by the principle of
A) increasing total utility.
B) contingent valuation.
C) indifference analysis.
D) diminishing marginal utility.
Answer: D
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A) both participatory and authoritarian political institutions. B) more authoritarian political institutions. C) neither participatory nor authoritarian political institutions. D) more participatory political institutions.
Two brands of water, Natural Water and Mountain Water, are close substitutes. If the price of Mountain Water decreases, the fall in price
A) shifts the demand curve for Natural Water rightward. B) shifts the demand curve for Natural Water leftward. C) increases the price of Natural Water. D) increases the demand for Mountain Water. E) More information is needed to determine if the demand curve for Natural Water shifts rightward or leftward.
Firms in oligopoly can achieve an economic profit
A) always in the long run. B) if they cooperate. C) only if the demand for their products is inelastic. D) only if the demand for their products is elastic. E) if they reach the non-cooperative equilibrium.
An example of a microeconomic decision is a situation in which
A) the Federal Reserve considers how much to increase the money supply during the coming month in an effort to constrain the rate of inflation. B) Congress and the president seek to reach a compromise on how much to increase government spending in an effort to influence national expenditures. C) a firm evaluates how much to reduce the price of its product in an effort to influence sales and boost its profits. D) the U.S. Treasury contemplates buying foreign currencies in an effort to influence exchange rates with an aim to boosting demand for U.S. goods and services.