The French Bakery ran a special which decreased the price of its croissants from $1.50 to $1.00. Although her money income had not changed, Toni decided to buy 2 croissants instead of her usual 1 bagel and 1 croissant
Toni's actions are explained by which of the following?
A) income and substitution effects
B) price effect
C) consumption effect
D) income effect only or substitution effect only but not both effects
A
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Compared to a sampling of other developed nations, the U.S. income distribution is more unequal than many others. What accounts for this?
A) The lowest-income families in the United States earn much less than the lowest-income households in other nations. B) Marginal income tax rates are much higher in the United States than in any other nation. C) The highest-income families in the United States earn much more than the highest-income households in other nations. D) Other nations manipulate their data to look better.
Suppose you have purchased a non-refundable plane ticket and, at the last moment, you cannot take the trip. You can, however, sell the ticket. If you paid $700 for the ticket, the cost of sending the ticket to someone through overnight mail is $20, and you spend $10 on a courier to get the ticket to the post office for overnight delivery, what is the minimum you should accept for the ticket?
a. $700 because that is what the ticket cost. b. $720 because that is the cost of the ticket and of getting it to the buyer. c. $730 because that is the total cost of the ticket and getting it to the buyer. d. More than $730, so that you can make a profit. e. $30 because the $700 is a sunk cost.