The best remedy for market failure is often（）
A. a market-based solution
B. shutdown of the market
C. no government intervention
D. externalizing the externalities
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Taxes cause deadweight losses because they（）
A. lead to losses in surplus for consumers and for producers that, when taken together, exceed tax revenue collected by the government
B. distort incentives to both buyers and sellers
C. prevent buyers and sellers from realizing some of the gains from trade
D. All of the answers are correct
Normative statements are（）
A. descriptive
B. claims about how the world should be
C. claims about how the world is
D. made by economists speaking as scientists
Suppose that the equilibrium price in the market for widgets is $5. If a law increased the minimum legal price for widgets to $6（）
A. the resulting increase in consumer surplus would be larger than any possible loss of producer surplus
B. the resulting increase in consumer surplus would be smaller than any possible loss of producer surplus
C. any possible increase in producer surplus would be larger than the loss of consumer surplus
D. any possible increase in producer surplus would be smaller than the loss of consumer surplus
If a market is allowed to adjust freely to its equilibrium price and quantity, then an increase in demand will（）
A. increase producer surplus
B. reduce producer surplus
C. not affect producer surplus
D. Any answer is possible
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