The “ceteris paribus” clause in the law of demand allows which of the following factors to change?
The fact that a gallon of gasoline commands a higher market…
The fact that a gallon of gasoline commands a higher market price than a gallon of water indicates that:
In Exhibit 3-16, assume that the market price of chairs is $…
In Exhibit 3-16, assume that the market price of chairs is $5 each. This price is:
The law of diminishing marginal utility exists for the first…
The law of diminishing marginal utility exists for the first four units of a good if they have marginal utilities of:
Which of the following best describes the economic concept o…
Which of the following best describes the economic concept of utility?
Unlike implicit costs, explicit costs:
Unlike implicit costs, explicit costs:
Suppose the government imposes a per unit tax on an item who…
Suppose the government imposes a per unit tax on an item whose production process creates a negative externality. Suppose the tax is exactly the value of the external cost. If the government now uses the tax revenue to clean up pollution from this process, the market will:
If the current market price is above the equilibrium price,…
If the current market price is above the equilibrium price, then:
Suppose the quantity demanded is 1,000 million bushels of pe…
Suppose the quantity demanded is 1,000 million bushels of peaches per year when the price is $3 per bushel and 1,500 million bushels when the price is $1 per bushel. The price elasticity of demand in this range of the demand curve is:
Two friends, Makena and Aiden, own and run a bar. Makena ten…
Two friends, Makena and Aiden, own and run a bar. Makena tends bar on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and receives a wage in addition to tips. Aiden tends bar on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday and receives only tips. Which of the following represents an implicit cost of operating the bar?