Suppose Lisa spends all of her money on books and coffee. When the price of coffee decreases, the
A) substitution effect on coffee is positive, and the income effect on coffee is positive.
B) substitution effect on coffee is ambiguous, and the income effect on coffee is ambiguous.
C) substitution effect on coffee is positive, and the income effect on coffee is ambiguous.
D) substitution effect on coffee is ambiguous, and the income effect on coffee is positive.
C
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A monopolistically competitive firm differs from a perfectly competitive firm in the long run in that
A) the demand curve faced by a monopolistically competitive firm is downward sloping, while the demand curve faced by a perfectly competitive firm is horizontal. B) profits are positive for a monopolistically competitive firm and zero for a perfectly competitive firm. C) profits are zero for a monopolistically competitive firm and positive for a perfectly competitive firm. D) marginal cost equals the market price for a monopolistically competitive firm but not for a perfectly competitive firm.
Race to the bottom refers to which of the following?
A) Firms have an incentive to relocate to countries with lower standards. B) Countries have an incentive to conform to the standards of the lowest income country. C) Countries will compete with each other to offer incentives to firms. D) Firms will underpay workers in low income countries.