Suppose that the United States exports oil to Mexico. If the U. S. government were to impose an export tariff on oil, this would cause consumer surplus to (increase ; decrease ; stay the same), producer surplus to (increase ; decrease ; stay the same), and total surplus to (increase ; decrease ; stay the same).

Which of the following is the most direct cause of cost-push inflation? a. rising production costs. b. reductions in wages. c. greater scarcity of natural resources. d. increasing supply of goods and services. 2b2t

In 2015, lori assigned a paid-up whole life insurance policy to an irrevocable life insurance trust (ilit) for the benefit of her three children. the ilit contained a crummey provision for the benefit of each child. at the time of the transfer, the whole life insurance policy was valued at $200,000, and since lori had not made any other taxable gifts during her lifetime, she did not owe any gift tax. lori died in 2016, and the face value of the whole life insurance policy of $2,000,000 was paid to the ilit. regarding this transfer, how much is included in lori’s gross estate at her death?

Power plants that rely on coal increase the amount of sulfur dioxide that dissolves into the air, eventually increasing the acidity of precipitation. the higher acidity of rain and snow can damage forests by making it more difficult for plants to absorb minerals from the soil. the equations below provide information about the market demand and supply of electricity. there is a constant marginal external cost of $25 per unit of electricity. d: qd= 200 – 2ps: qs=p – 10what quantity of electricity satisfies allocative efficiency in this market? a. 60b. 70c. 50d. 43.3