A demand curve
A) slopes down because of the inverse relationship between price and quantity demanded.
B) slopes up because of the direct relationship between price and quantity demanded.
C) can slope up or down depending on the tastes of the consumer.
D) is vertical for necessities, upward sloping for luxury goods, and downward sloping for all other goods.
Answer: A
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If you deposit $300 in your bank and the required reserve ratio is 10%, your bank will have
A) an increase in required reserves of $300. B) an increase in required reserves of $270. C) an increase in required reserves of $3000. D) an increase in required reserves of $30 and an increase in excess reserves of $270.
Consider two restaurants located next door to each other: Quick Burger and The Sunshine Café. If Quick Burger opens a drive-through window, the increased traffic and noise will bother customers seated outside at The Sunshine Café. The table below shows the monthly payoffs to Quick Burger and The Sunshine Café when Quick Burger does and does not operate a drive-through window. Quick Burger Operates aDrive-Through WindowQuick Burger Does NotOperate Drive-Through WindowQuick Burger$24,000$15,000The Sunshine Café$11,000$23,000If Quick Burger has the legal right to operate a drive-through, and Quick Burger and The Sunshine Café can negotiate with each other at no cost, then will Quick Burger operate a drive-through window?
A. Yes, because Quick Burger's payoff is higher when it operates a drive-through. B. No, because it is not socially efficient to operate a drive-through. C. No, because it would lower the payoff for The Sunshine Café. D. It cannot be determined.