Answer:
The correct answer is (e)
Explanation:
Digital currency, such as bitcoin is out of government’s control. Similarly, the market decides their price and that makes them unpredictable. Likewise, the digital money has various problems that make them different and hard to trust on, such as, they can’t be used as means of payment, the unit of account, store of value and standard value. Because fiat money is equipped with all those advantages, which is why people doubt that current forms of digital will replace traditional money.
Answer:
that there's a need for an improved poverty measure.
Explanation:
It is interesting to note that poverty has a defined measurement which helps Governments understand how taxes and government programs affect those who are poor.
However, due to changing housing costs and the fact that indoor plumbing was not common for rural families in the middle of the twentieth century it was necessary to modify the measures that defines a poor person.
Answer:
Explanation:
In a situation such as this one the individual workers and their families may be better off or may actually do worse due to the real wage rises in terms of agricultural goods but the real wage in terms of the manufactured goods will actually fall. Therefore it depends on the worker's unique situation and in which sector they are in which determines if they are better or worse.
The answer is: b. Markets motivate individual actors to make economic decisions.
In a capitalist economy, the government has very little influence to intervene in the economy. The market is solely controlled by the power of supply and demand. When a lot of people demanded a certain type of products, people who will gain the most profit would be those who are bale to make economic decisions to fulfill the demand in the market.
Answer:
a. Due to increases in hay prices, an input for raising cattle, the price of a gallon of 2% milk increases from $2.98 to $3.25. QUANTITY DEMANDED DECREASES, as the price of a good or service increases, the quantity demanded decreases.
b. Groupon has a Groupon for $6 off the price of laser tag. QUANTITY DEMANDED INCREASES, as the price of a good or service decreases, the quantity demanded increases.
c. Sharp increase in the price of wood causes increases in prices for dressers and desks. QUANTITY DEMANDED DECREASES, if the price of a key input increases, the production costs will increase, resulting in a higher selling price ⇒ lower quantity demanded.
d. Week long special at the grocery store, where pork shoulder is on sale at $1.99 a pound, down from $3.99 a pound. QUANTITY DEMANDED INCREASES, as the price of a good or service decreases, the quantity demanded increases.
e. Buy one get one free special for MP3 albums on Amazon. QUANTITY DEMANDED INCREASES, the buy one get one free promotion lowers the price of a good or service, resulting in higher quantity demanded.
