Author Question: Suppose Amber Crombie and her husband Fitch spend 1400 this year on healthcare and medicines for the ... (Read 92 times)

newbem

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 579
Suppose Amber Crombie and her husband Fitch spend 1400 this year on healthcare and medicines for the chronic nasal congestion they suffer living next to smelly Lake Lillypad. How does their expenditure affect GDP?
 
  A) It doesn't affect GDP at all.
  B) GDP would decrease by 1400.
  C) GDP would increase by 1400.
  D) GDP would increase by 1400 only if the healthcare and medicines cured their chronic nasal congestion; if it remains uncured, then GDP would remain unchanged.

Question 2

Suppose an economist claims there are substitutes for wetlands. The person is saying
 
  A) wetlands are of no value.
  B) wetlands are worth less than their substitutes.
  C) there is a cost to maintaining a wetland.
  D) there is a cost to maintaining a wetland, and it is necessarily too high.
  E) economists don't like wetlands.



Moriaki

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 341
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

C



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
 

Did you know?

Alzheimer's disease affects only about 10% of people older than 65 years of age. Most forms of decreased mental function and dementia are caused by disuse (letting the mind get lazy).

Did you know?

Colchicine is a highly poisonous alkaloid originally extracted from a type of saffron plant that is used mainly to treat gout.

Did you know?

An identified risk factor for osteoporosis is the intake of excessive amounts of vitamin A. Dietary intake of approximately double the recommended daily amount of vitamin A, by women, has been shown to reduce bone mineral density and increase the chances for hip fractures compared with women who consumed the recommended daily amount (or less) of vitamin A.

Did you know?

The term bacteria was devised in the 19th century by German biologist Ferdinand Cohn. He based it on the Greek word "bakterion" meaning a small rod or staff. Cohn is considered to be the father of modern bacteriology.

Did you know?

If you could remove all of your skin, it would weigh up to 5 pounds.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library