When the consumer price index falls, the typical family
a. has to spend more dollars to maintain the same standard of living.
b. can spend fewer dollars to maintain the same standard of living.
c. finds that its standard of living is not affected.
d. can save less because they do not need to offset the effects of rising prices.
b
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D. most decisions do not involve sacrifices or trade-offs
A. there are always trade-offs between economic goals. B. all production involves the use of scarce resources and thus the sacrifice of alternative goods. C. marginal analysis is used in economic reasoning. D. choices need not be made if behavior is rational.
The figure below shows the market for MP3 players in a small country. Dd and Sd are the domestic demand and domestic supply curves of the MP3 players. QQ is the quota quantity. The quota on MP3 players will cause domestic producers to
A. gain $150 million. B. gain $110 million. C. lose $120 million. D. lose $100 million.