Questions from Microeconomics


Q: Years ago, an apple producer argued that the United States should

Years ago, an apple producer argued that the United States should enact a tariff, or a tax, on imports of bananas. His reasoning was that “the enormous imports of cheap bananas into the United States...

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Q: Suppose the government imposes a payroll tax of $1 per hour

Suppose the government imposes a payroll tax of $1 per hour of work and collects the tax from employers. Use a graph for the market for labor to show the effect of the payroll tax, assuming the specia...

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Q: Barney subscribes to the NFL Sunday Ticket, a program package offered

Barney subscribes to the NFL Sunday Ticket, a program package offered by DirecTV that allows Barney to watch every regular season NFL game played on Sundays. The subscription price for the Sunday Tick...

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Q: The late Nobel Laureate Robert Fogel of the University of Chicago argued

The late Nobel Laureate Robert Fogel of the University of Chicago argued, “Expenditures on health care are driven by demand, which is spurred by income and by advances in biotechnology that make healt...

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Q: The following graph shows the situation after the U.S.

The following graph shows the situation after the U.S. government removes a tariff on imports of canned tuna. a. Which areas show the gain in consumer surplus? b. Which area shows the loss in produc...

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Q: The Washington National Football League team paid a very high price to

The Washington National Football League team paid a very high price to select Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III in the 2012 player draft. In addition to paying Griffin a high salary, the team made...

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Q: Do producers tend to favor price floors or price ceilings? Briefly

Do producers tend to favor price floors or price ceilings? Briefly explain.

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Q: According to one news story, the cost of producing 4K televisions

According to one news story, the cost of producing 4K televisions has been declining. According to a second story, many people have switched from watching programs on television sets to watching them...

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Q: Use the following graph of a monopoly to answer the questions.

Use the following graph of a monopoly to answer the questions. a. What quantity will the monopoly produce, and what prices will the monopoly charge? b. Suppose the monopoly is regulated. If the regu...

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Q: A woman who owned a music store in New York City was

A woman who owned a music store in New York City was quoted in an article in the Wall Street Journal as “bemoaning the comparative salaries of tubists and stockbrokers. ‘People should be paid in terms...

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