In an economy consisting of only two goods, corn and cloth, the amount of extra cloth that can be produced efficiently if corn output is reduced by one unit is equal to:
a. the rate of technical substitution for corn divided by the rate of technical substitution for cloth.
b. the rate of technical substitution for cloth divided by the rate of technical substitution for corn.
c. the marginal cost of producing cloth divided by the marginal cost of producing corn.
d. the marginal cost of producing corn divided by the marginal cost of producing cloth.
d
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Suppose that the equilibrium price and quantity of new houses both increase. Which of the following could be a cause of this change?
A) The wage paid carpenters who build new houses might have risen. B) A technological advance in framing a new house might have occurred. C) The rent for nearby apartments might have fallen. D) More home buyers might have moved into the area. E) The cost of wood framing used to build houses might have fallen.
Refer to Table 3-1. The table above shows the demand schedules for loose-leaf tea of two individuals (Sunil and Mia) and the rest of the market. If the price of loose-leaf tea rises from $3 to $4, the market quantity demanded would
A) decrease by 32 lbs. B) increase by 64 lbs. C) decrease by 64 lbs. D) increase by 32 lbs.