With respect to consuming food and shelter, two consumers face the same prices and both claim to be in equilibrium. We therefore know that
A) they both have the same marginal utility for food.
B) they both have the same marginal utility for shelter.
C) they both have the same MRS of food for shelter.
D) All of the above.
C
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Although the pegged exchange rate between the yuan and the U.S. dollar has undervalued the yuan, China has been reluctant to abandon the peg for fear that abandoning the peg would
A) increase exports and increase the current account deficit. B) reduce capital inflows. C) reduce exports and reduce economic growth. D) increase Chinese holdings of dollars.
How does the imposition of a tariff reduce the price of imports?
a. At the lower quantity supplied, the price to the importer is lower than if there were free trade. b. At the lower quantity demanded, the price to the importer is lower than if there were free trade. c. Supply of the product is increased from domestic production, reducing the price of the imports. d. Demand for the product is decreased, so that price must fall.