A subsidy is sometimes used by the government to correct the problems associated with
A) negative externalities.
B) positive externalities.
C) public goods.
D) monopolies.
B
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It is customary to express changes in the exchange rates of two currencies over time, as:
a. the loss of purchasing power of one currency divided by the loss of purchasing power of the other currency. b. the percentage change expressed as an appreciation or depreciation of one against the other. c. a ratio of the absolute values (without signs). d. a ratio of the price of gold in each nation.
The figure above shows how the PPF for cell phones and new cell-phone factories can expand. In the figure, if the economy chose the point on this year's PPF that is above point K, the next year's PPF would
A) shift inward along the vertical axis. B) shift inward along the horizontal axis. C) shift outward along the horizontal axis farther than the new PPF shown in the figure. D) shift outward along the vertical axis, not along the horizontal axis. E) shift outward along the horizontal axis, but not as far as the new PPF shown in the figure.