One difficulty in using voluntary transactions to internalize externalities is that: a. the government usually will not enforce contracts of this type.
b. people are motivated by self-interest and are often unwilling to engage in a transaction that might make another person better off.
c. transaction costs of coming to an agreement can be very large when numerous people are involved.
d. people usually don't understand what the real opportunity costs are that they face.

Stormie zanzibar owns a bakery in the fictitious country of olombia. each month the government’s market ministry mails her a large list of the regulated price of goods which include products like bread, muffins and flat bread. the list also dictates the types of goods she can sell at the bakery and what she is to charge. because of the regulations placed on these goods, stormie has increased her production of sweets, pies, cakes, croissants and buns and decreased her supply of breads, muffins and flat bread. she has taken these steps because the sweet goods’ prices are not government controlled. stormie zanzibar lives under what type of economy?

In a market economy, supply and demand are important because theya. (i) play a critical role in the allocation of the economy's scarce resources.b. (ii) determine how much of each good gets produced.c. (iii) can be used to predict the impact on the economy of various events and policies.d. all of (i), (ii), and (iii) are correct.

Why would adjusting the money supply be expected to increase economic growth during a recession? a) increasing the money supply will encourage more saving. b) increased money supply will encourage more spending and investment. co) decreased money supply will encourage more spending and investment. d) recession is caused by too much