Microeconomics and macroeconomics Determine whether each of the following topics would more likely be studied in microeconomics or macroeconomics.   Microeconomics Macroeconomics A consumer's optimal choice when buying a flat-screen TV       The effect of government regulation on a monopolist's production decisions       The government's decision on how much to spend on public projects

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  1. Microeconomics and macroeconomics

Determine whether each of the following topics would more likely be studied in microeconomics or macroeconomics.

 

Microeconomics

Macroeconomics

A consumer's optimal choice when buying a flat-screen TV

     

The effect of government regulation on a monopolist's production decisions

     

The government's decision on how much to spend on public projects

     

 

  1. Understanding opportunity cost

You work as an assistant coach on the university swim team and earn $15 per hour. One day, you decide to skip the hour-long practice and go to the county fair instead, which has an admission fee of $9.

The total cost (valued in dollars) of skipping practice and going to the fair (including the opportunity cost of time) is    .

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