Consider a country that produces only two goods: parrots and iguanas. Suppose it is impossible for this country to increase its production of parrots without producing fewer iguanas. In this case, its current output combination is efficient
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
TRUE
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As the result of a decrease in capital, the demand for labor would ________, the supply of labor would ________, and the real wage would ________
A) decrease; decrease; decrease B) decrease; remain the same; increase C) decrease; remain the same; decrease D) decrease; increase; remain the same
The government raises gasoline taxes as part of the price of gasoline and receives more tax revenues. However, after five years, the government discovers that revenues from the gasoline tax have declined
This situation would be most likely to occur if A) the long-run elasticity of supply was much greater than the long-run elasticity of demand. B) the demand for gasoline was inelastic in the short run, but elastic in the long run. C) the long-run elasticity of demand was greater than the long-run elasticity of supply. D) the demand for gasoline was perfectly inelastic in both the short run and the long run.