Which of the following statements regarding the requirement that a firm be granted a license to operate in a particular market is false?
A) Advocates of licensing maintain that the practice is necessary to maintain quality of service.
B) One of the economic effects of a license requirement is to constrain the available supply of the affected good or service.
C) The requirement that they be licensed ensures that the affected firms will be able to earn a positive economic profit.
D) Relaxing certain licensing requirements should increase the supply of the affected good or service.
C
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Patrick lives near two gas stations, Exxon and Shell. If Exxon decreases the price of gas, we predict that the quantity of gasoline demanded at Shell will
A) decrease because Exxon and Shell gas are complements. B) decrease because Exxon and Shell gas are substitutes. C) increase because Exxon and Shell gas are substitutes. D) increase because Exxon and Shell gas are complements. E) not change Exxon and Shell are different brands of gasoline.
As the price level decreases, other things being equal, a. aggregate demand increases
b. the quantity of real gross domestic product demanded increases. c. the quantity of real gross domestic product demanded decreases. d. real gross domestic product supplied increases.