Cindy discovers that when she goes to the beach, she does not have to bring her radio. She can put her blanket near someone who has a radio and listen all day (without having to carry her radio, get sand in her speakers, or buy new batteries). She's delighted. This is an example of
a. private property abuse
b. an externality cost to the person who has the radio
c. a negative externality enjoyed by Cindy
d. a positive externality enjoyed by Cindy
e. a public good
D
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The short-run aggregate supply curve is upward sloping because in the short run the
A) money wage rate changes but the price level does not. B) price level changes but the money wage rate does not. C) both the money wage rate and the price level change. D) neither the money wage rate nor the price level can change.
The price elasticity of supply of hot dog buns is estimated to be 1.5. Holding everything else constant, this means that a 10 percent decrease in the price of hot dog buns will cause the quantity of hot dog buns supplied to decrease by
A) approximately 25 percent. B) 1.5 percent. C) approximately 5 percent. D) 15 percent.