The average annual rate of population increase in the Philippines from 2000 to 2010 was about 2 percent. Based on this rate of growth, the population of the Philippines will double in about:

Which of the following is a part of the "employer mandate" provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)?

A) Every firm with more than 3 full-time employees must offer health insurance to its employees and must automatically enroll them in the plan. B) Every resident of the United States must have health insurance that meets certain basic requirements. C) Firms with 50 or more full-time employees must offer health insurance or pay a $3,000 fine to the federal government for every employee who receives a tax credit from the federal government for obtaining health insurance through a health insurance marketplace. D) Small businesses with fewer than 50 employees are exempt from being required to participate in the program.

Refer to Figure 16-6. If Sensei acts as a monopolist and charges the profit-maximizing price, what is his producer surplus?

A) the area A + C + H B) the area A + B + C + D + H + G C) the area B + D + G D) the area C + D + H + G