Author Question: If households could be charged differently for different types of garbage, A) the total amount of ... (Read 57 times)

ss2343 · **on:** Jul 1, 2018

If households could be charged differently for different types of garbage,

A) the total amount of garbage would be reduced.
B) recycling would be more difficult.
C) costs of collecting garbage could be kept much lower.
D) billing for garbage collection would be much easier.
E) there would be a change in the types of items that are disposed of as garbage.

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT an example of consumer behavior consistent with the standard assumptions of microeconomic theory?

A) A concern for fairness can influence purchasing patterns.
B) When demand increases, all else being equal, consumers expect price to rise.
C) After a snowstorm, the demand for snow shovels increases.
D) Snow shovels and snow plows are substitute goods.
E) none of the above