Sam consumes only sandwiches and soda and maximizes his total utility. Suppose that the price of a sandwich falls. At the new consumer equilibrium, Sam substitutes ________ for ________
Sam's marginal utility from soda ________ and his marginal utility per dollar spent on sandwiches ________. A) sandwiches; soda; increases; increases
B) soda; sandwiches; decreases; increases
C) sandwiches; soda; increases; decreases
D) soda; sandwiches; stays the same; stays the same
A
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The above figure shows the U.S. market for replacement cell phone batteries. Area C is the
A) deadweight loss from tariff. B) decrease in consumer surplus due to the tariff. C) increase in producer surplus due to the tariff. D) tariff revenue. E) loss in total surplus because of the tariff.
Automatic stabilizers are government programs that:
A. exaggerate the ups and downs in aggregate demand without legislative action. B. bring expenditures and revenues automatically into balance without legislative action. C. shift the budget toward a deficit when the economy slows but shift it toward a surplus during an expansion. D. increase tax collections automatically during a recession.