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Essentials of Economics (MindTap Course List)

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Author:N. Gregory Mankiw

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Chapter4: The Market Forces Of Supply And Demand

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1. Suppose a medical study reveals new benefits to consuming beef and at the same time a bumper corn crop reduces the cost of feeding steers (male cow/ox). The equilibrium quantity of beef will _____________. (Hint: Draw your demand and supply curves)

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a. stay the same

b. definitely decrease

c. definitely increase

d. perhaps increase, decrease, or stay the same, but more information is needed to determine which it does

2. New growth theory (i.e., endogenous growth theory developed by 2018 Nobel Prize Links to an external site.winner Paul Romer Links to an external site.) is the theory that:

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a. our unlimited wants will lead us to greater productivity and perpetual economic growth due to choices in pursuit of profits.

b. when a decrease in labor productivity decreases real GDP per person the new prosperity brings a population explosion.

c. the population contraction brings real GDP per person to a higher level.

d. the clash between an exploding population and limited resources will eventually bring economic growth to an end.

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