If the demand curve for a good is a vertical line at Q = 1, then a decrease in the price of that good will:
A. decrease the quantity demanded.
B. lead the quantity demanded to fall to zero.
C. increase the quantity demanded.
D. not change the quantity demanded.
Answer: D
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A) Each faces the problem of scarcity which necessitates trade-offs in making economic decisions. B) Governments may face the problem of shortages but not scarcity in making economic decisions. C) Firms and the government face scarcity, individuals only face shortages. D) Only individuals face scarcity; firms and the government do not.
Robert Iwasaki lives next door to a toxic waste landfill. Katie Cooley lives five miles downstream from a steel plant that dumps waste into Mill Creek. Which person is more likely to press public officials for a cleaner environment?
a. Katie b. Robert c. neither d. both equally e. Economics cannot answer this question
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b. $30. c. $40. d. $110.
To differentiate between nominal GDP and real GDP in the year 2000 we need to know all except
a. the quantity of goods produced in 2000 b. the price level in 2000 c. the quantity of goods and services produced in the base year d. the quantity of services produced in 2000 e. the price level in the base year