Suppose the market for oranges is perfectly competitive and unregulated. Suppose also that the chemicals used to keep the oranges insect-free damage the environment by an estimated $1 per bushel of oranges. Suppose QD = 1000 - 100P and QS = -100 + 100P. The price consumers would have to pay for the market to achieve the socially optimal level of production is

a. 5
b. 5.5
c. 6
d. 6.5

c

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a) real; real b) nominal; nominal c) real; nominal d) nominal; real

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Which of the following is true? a. The quantity of money demanded varies inversely with the nominal rate of interest

b. Money market equilibrium occurs at that nominal interest rate where the quantity of money demanded equals the quantity of money supplied. c. Rising national income will shift the demand for money to the right, leading to a new higher equilibrium nominal interest rate. d. All of the above are true.

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