In the short-run if there is a surplus in the market for a product, the rationing function of price can be expected to cause
A) an increasing shift in the demand for the product.
B) a decreasing shift in the supply of the product.
C) an increase in the market price of the product.
D) a decrease in the market price of the product.
D
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Which of the following institutions is responsible for supervising the banking system of the United States?
a. The Federal Reserve System. b. The Open Market Committee. c. The U.S. Treasury. d. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Which of the following must be true in order to engage in advantageous international trade?
a. It must be producing at a point on its production possibilities frontier. b. It must be economically efficient. c. It must have a comparative advantage in producing one of the goods being traded. d. There must be no potential Pareto improvements available in the economy. e. It must have an absolute advantage in producing one good being traded.