Market-oriented approaches to pollution control are more commonly used when the cost of controlling pollution is easily known by governments and is equal for all firms in the industry
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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Suppose workers receive a 5 percent increase in wages and prices are rising by 5 percent. Workers will experience
A) an increase in nominal wages and a decrease in real wages. B) an increase in nominal wages and an increase in real wages. C) an increase in nominal wages but real wages are unchanged. D) a decrease in nominal wages and a decrease in real wages.
Price discrimination, where different units of a good are sold for different prices
A) is impossible because there can only be one market price. B) can be effectively practiced by all monopolists. C) maximizes consumer welfare because each consumer pays only the price he or she is willing to pay. D) is possible if the good cannot be resold.
Bank reserves include
A) vault cash and loans to bank customers. B) vault cash and deposits with the Federal Reserve. C) customer checking accounts and vault cash. D) deposits with the Federal Reserve and holdings of securities. E) loans to bank customers and deposits with the Federal Reserve.
When a person possesses a comparative advantage in the production of one good or service, it: a. means that the person's opportunity cost of producing that good or service is higher than for that of other goods. b. discourages specialization
c. promotes greater self-sufficiency. d. permits gains from trade to be realized due to a more efficient use of resources.