AP Micro Unit 6 Review

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Why are antitrust laws used by governments?

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To prevent monopolies from forming and to ensure fair market standards

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A good that is excludable to other consumers and rivals is known as a

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private good

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If the US government increases a tax to help redistribute income from the wealthy to the poor, it is following a

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Progressive tax system

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A negative externality will exist when

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Spillover costs are given to others not directly involved in the consumption or production of a service

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The private sector will NOT provide for a public good or service because of

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the free-rider problem

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A positive externality will exist when: The production of a good or service creates a spillover benefit.

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The production of a good or service creates a spillover benefit.

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If firms overproduce a good or service and charge a price that is too low, it is likely that

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A negative externality exists

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A coal company has had a record breaking quarter while operating in Indiana. Which of the following would be an example of a negative externality of production? The company deciding to hire additional employees, The company's factories causing environmental harm, The company paying higher taxes because of an additional revenue, The company paying its suppliers more because of higher demand

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The company's factories causing environmental harm

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What can the government do to ensure that Tera produces at the allocatively efficient quantity for the permanent vaccine for the common flu? Options: Regulate a minimum amount of vaccines the company needs to provide, Implement a per-unit tax, Implement a lump-sum tax, Provide a lump-sum subsidy

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Provide a lump-sum subsidy

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Which type of taxes takes a larger percent of income from high income groups?

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Progressive Taxes