Which of the following statements about economic scarcity is FALSE?
A) Scarcity occurs among the poor and the rich.
B) Scarcity only occurs if there are shortages and people wait in line to buy things.
C) Scarcity results from not having enough resources to produce all the things we want.
D) Scarcity results in the necessity to make choices.
B
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Under a fixed exchange rate system, the central bank of a country experiencing a balance of payments surplus will:
A) increase the supply of domestic currency to prevent currency depreciation. B) increase the demand for domestic currency to prevent currency depreciation. C) increase the supply of domestic currency to prevent a currency appreciation. D) increase the demand for domestic currency to prevent a currency appreciation.
According to the search model developed by Stigler, when there are search costs, sellers know that consumers are becoming acquainted with product quality, and consequently all sellers set the same quality. In contrast if there are no search costs, product quality differences can persist over time, even for identically priced products
Indicate whether the statement is true or false