Keynesian economists believe that
a. an increase in the money supply leads to a higher price level
b. price changes adjust the value of the goods produced to the money supply
c. velocity and output are constant in the short run
d. an increase in production, if the money supply is held constant, will cause velocity to increase
e. an increase in the money supply leads to a decrease in nominal GDP
D
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"The U.S. government should not use my tax dollars to subsidize people on welfare"
A) is a positive economic statement because it simply describes one person's opinion. B) is a normative economic statement because it involves a value judgment about an economic policy. C) is a positive economic statement because it predicts that my tax dollars will go to welfare. D) is a normative economic statement because it is a scientific fact.
A steel factory has the right to discharge waste into a river. The waste reduces the number of fish, causing damage for fisheries. Let X denotes the quantity of waste dumped. The marginal damage, denoted MD, is given by the equation MD = 2 + 5Q. The marginal benefit (MB) of dumping waste is given by the equation MB = 34 - 3Q.
(a) Calculate the efficient quantity of waste. (b) What is the efficient fee, in dollars per unit of waste, which would cause the firm to dump only an efficient quantity of waste? (c) What would be the quantity dumped if the firm did not care about the fishery?