Which of the following does NOT shift the demand curve for broccoli?
A) an increase in the cost of fertilizer used to grow broccoli
B) a warning by the U.S. Surgeon General that broccoli causes schizophrenia
C) an increase in the price of spinach, a substitute for broccoli, because rodents gobbled up much of this year's spinach crop
D) a decrease in the price of spinach, a substitute for broccoli, because of a bumper crop of spinach this year
A
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The model of perfect competition and the model of monopolistic competition differ in that
A) perfect competition assumes many buyers and sellers while monopolistic competition assumes many buyers but few sellers. B) perfect competition assumes easy entry of new firms while there are more significant barriers to entry in monopolistic competition. C) perfect competition assumes firms make zero profits in the long run and monopolistic competition assumes firms make positive profits. D) perfect competition assumes the product is homogeneous and monopolistic competition assumes the product is differentiated.
Which of the following is true of International Banking Facilities (IBFs) in the U.S.?
a. IBFs were legalized by the Federal Reserve Board in 1970. b. IBFs are bookkeeping systems set up in existing bank offices of the U.S. to record international banking transactions c. IBFs are "shell" bank branches of U.S. banks in the Caribbean. d. Loans extended by the IBFs are subject to reserve requirements and interest rate regulations. e. IBFs are allowed to extend loans to the residents and businesses of the United States and not to the nonresidents.