In response to an increase in the wage rate, the substitution effect will cause a person to A) supply fewer hours of labor. B) supply more hours of labor. C) supply the same hours of labor. D) have a backward bend in her labor supply curve. ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
What might explain a professional baseball player having lower production the year after signing a multimillion dollar contract? A) the substitution effect B) the endowment effect C) bounded rationality D) the income effect ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Inflation over time necessarily makes consumers worse off. Indicate whether the statement is true or false ANSWER False. Wages also increase over time. Workers may earn the price of some goods in less time than in the past.
Date: September 9th, 2020
Richard receives government transfer payments and currently consumes 5 guns and 6 goose livers. Assume the price of guns decreases by 10% and the price of goose liver increases by 20%. The government raises Richard’s transfer payments so he can still afford 5 guns and 6 goose livers. Does this constitute a true cost-of-living adjustment […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Fisher index A) uses the arithmetic mean of the Paasche index and the Laspeyres index. B) uses the standard deviation of the Paasche index and the Laspeyres index. C) uses the geometric mean of the Paasche index and the Laspeyres index. D) uses the harmonic mean of the Paasche index and the Laspeyres index. […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Under which of the following conditions will there be no substitution bias in the CPI? A) Lower-priced goods increase in price by a greater percentage than do higher-priced goods. B) Higher-price goods increase in price by a greater percentage than do lower-priced goods. C) All goods change in price by the same amount. D) All […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The amount of money one would have to give to a consumer to offset the harm from a price increase is called A) compensating variation. B) structured settlement. C) equivalent variation. D) consumer surplus. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The amount of money one would have to take from a consumer to harm her by as much as the price increase is called A) compensating variation. B) structured settlement. C) equivalent variation. D) consumer surplus. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Employing a fixed-weight index like the Consumer Price Index to adjust a person’s salary in response to inflation will overcompensate this person because doing so will allow this person to A) buy the same bundle of goods as he did before the inflation. B) achieve a higher level of utility than he did before the […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Using a Laspeyres index to calculate the Consumer Price Index (CPI) A) weights quantities with current prices. B) weights prices with base-year quantities. C) weights quantities with base-year prices. D) weights prices with current year quantities. ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
