If workers are in the backward-bending section of their labor supply curves, than an increase in the income tax rate will
A) increase the tax revenue and increase the number of hours worked.
B) increase the tax revenue and decrease the number of hours worked.
C) decrease the tax revenue and increase the number of hours worked.
D) decrease the tax revenue and decrease the number of hours worked.
A
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If the sacrifice ratio is 4, then reducing the inflation rate from 9 percent to 5 percent would require sacrificing
a. 4 percent of annual output. b. 8 percent of annual output. c. 12 percent of annual output. d. 16 percent of annual output.
A manager believes there is a 10 percent chance their firm will have to pay $1,000,000 and a 90 percent chance they will be found innocent and pay nothing except the legal fees of $200,000. If the manager chooses to not settle for $300,000 and to enter the litigation instead, which of the following is true?
A) The manager is a risk lover. B) The manager is risk averse. C) The manager is risk neutral. D) The manager is risk intolerant.