The figure above shows the market for pants. If the production of the pants results in an external cost from pollution that is the result of the dye used, then
A) 6 million pairs is the efficient quantity.
B) fewer than 6 million pairs is the efficient quantity.
C) more than 6 million pairs is the efficient quantity.
D) None of the above answers is necessarily correct because more information is needed about the size of the external cost.
E) None of the above answers is correct because it is impossible to tell whether the external cost results in underproduction or overproduction.
B
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A) the Fed raises the interest rate. B) an increase in government transfer payments. C) inflation is expected to rise next year. D) an increase in expected future profit. E) a decrease in taxes.
If Federal Reserve notes and coins are $765 billion, and banks' reserves at the Fed are $8 billion, the gold stock is $11 billion, and the Fed owns $725 billion of government securities, what does the monetary base equal?
A) $765 billion B) $773 billion C) $776 billion D) $744 billion E) $1,509 billion