Suppose the GDP deflator in the United States is 125 and the GDP deflator in Japan is 100. Also assume the United States has trade barriers on Japanese goods in the form of quotas
What does this imply about the exchange rate of yen per dollar under the theory of purchasing power parity in the long run?
A) The exchange rate of yen per dollar will be equal to 1.25.
B) The exchange rate of yen per dollar will be greater than 0.8.
C) The exchange rate of yen per dollar will be less than 0.8.
D) The exchange rate of yen per dollar will be equal to 0.8.
C
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The marginal cost of printing both types of books is $2 per book, and Shooting Star maximizes profits by practicing intertemporal price discrimination. The annual demand for recently released (hardcover) books is Q1 = 400 - 10P1 where quantity demanded is measured in thousands of books and price is measured in dollars per book. The annual demand for the paperback version of previously released books is Q2 = 800 - 40P2. a. What are the marginal revenue curves associated with the two demand curves for books? b. What are the profit maximizing prices for hardcover and paperback books? What are the quantities of books demanded at these prices for hardcover and paperback books? c. Suppose the market demand for paperback books shifts to Q2 = 150 - 100P2. How does this change affect the profit maximizing price and quantity in the paperback book market? Does this change affect the profit maximizing outcome in the hardcover book market?
When the government places a tax on a product, the cost of the tax to buyers and sellers
a. is less than the revenue raised from the tax by the government. b. is equal to the revenue raised from the tax by the government. c. exceeds the revenue raised from the tax by the government. d. Without additional information, such as the elasticity of demand for this product, it is impossible to compare the cost of a tax to buyers and sellers with tax revenue.