Capacity utilization increases. What is the impact on aggregate expenditures and income? A) Both increase. B) Both decrease. C) Aggregate expenditure increases and income decreases. D) Aggregate expenditure decreases and income increases. ANSWER A
Date: September 10th, 2020
Assuming capital and labor are substitutes, an improvement in technology that affects only the productivity of capital would cause a firm to employ more capital but leave the amount of labor employed unchanged. Indicate whether the statement is true or false ANSWER FALSE
Date: September 10th, 2020
Which of the following would not cause the supply curve for gasoline to shift? A) A change in the wages paid to gas station attendants. B) A change in the number of gas stations. C) A change in the incomes of drivers. D) A change in the cost of refining oil. ANSWER C
Date: September 10th, 2020
Assume that the U.S. dollar depreciates against the Japanese yen. What is the impact on aggregate expenditures and income? A) Both increase. B) Both decrease. C) Aggregate expenditure increases and income decreases. D) Aggregate expenditure decreases and income increases. ANSWER A
Date: September 10th, 2020
Assume a firm has decided to undertake a limit pricing strategy. For the strategy to be successful, the firm does not need to actually possess a cost advantage over potential entrants. Rather, the firm simply has to be able to convince potential entrants that it does, in fact, possess an advantage. Indicate whether the statement […]
Date: September 10th, 2020
Studies and recent experience suggest that there is considerable potential for substitution between doctors and nurses in the production of health care services. Indicate whether the statement is true or false ANSWER TRUE
Date: September 10th, 2020
Consider the market for gasoline in a moderately large city. All else constant, it would be reasonable to conclude that the price elasticity demand for any individual gas station would be higher (more elastic) than the price elasticity of demand for gas in general. Indicate whether the statement is true or false ANSWER TRUE
Date: September 10th, 2020
All else held constant, an increase in foreign imports of cameras would cause the supply of cameras in the United States to: A) increase. B) stay the same. C) decrease. D) cannot be determined with the information given. ANSWER A
Date: September 10th, 2020
The decision by the federal government to prohibit cigarette companies from advertising on television actually caused the companies’ profits to increase, an outcome that is consistent with the prediction of the prisoner’s dilemma game. Indicate whether the statement is true or false ANSWER TRUE
Date: September 10th, 2020
Which of the following is not considered a factor that influences supply? A) Technology. B) Production taxes and subsidies. C) The number of buyers. D) Resource prices. ANSWER C
Date: September 10th, 2020
