Given that resources can be allocated by the government, the market, a random process, or on a first-come first-serve basis, which of the following statements is true?
a. The market system is not entirely fair but it creates incentives to increase supplies and improve standards of living.
b. The random process of allocation allows individuals to acquire purchasing power and enhances the value of the resources that they own.
c. Since the government system does not distinguish between those who have income and those that do not, government allocation of resources is the most efficient.
d. There will be no shortages under the first-come first-serve basis of allocation.
e. A random process of allocation is fair in the sense that everyone gains and there are no losers.
a
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A) some portion of our population will always be too lazy to work. B) there are always people too old or young to be in the labor force. C) the U.S. economy is constantly creating and destroying jobs. D) it is unnatural to have all people work 40 hours per week. E) real GDP can never exceed potential GDP.
Suppose the market-clearing price of wheat is $2.50 per bushel. At a price above $2.50,
A) supply would equal demand. B) quantity supplied would equal quantity demanded. C) quantity supplied would exceed quantity demanded. D) quantity supplied would be less than quantity demanded.
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a. a $23.5 billion increase in Mexican real GDP. b. a $133.3 billion decrease in Mexican real GDP. c. a $3 billion decrease in Mexican real GDP. d. a $17 billion decrease in Mexican real GDP. e. a $23.5 billion decrease in Mexican real GDP.