In Order to Find New Ways to Open a Can

question 278

Multiple Choice

In order to find new ways to open a can, a group leader asks his team of inventors to think of "opening," in general, rather than asking them to come up with a better way to open a can. In doing so, this group leader will

• A)encourage creativity since he broadly defined the problem.
• B)discourage creativity because he defined the problem too broadly.
• C)encourage the use of mental sets, thus, encouraging creativity.
• D)prevent incubation of the problem, thus, discouraging creativity.

Analyze how taxes affect market outcomes and the burden of tax on buyers and sellers.

Understand the concept of elasticity and how it affects the burden of taxation.

Evaluate the impact of rent control laws on the market.

Calculate the effects of a per-unit tax on market equilibrium, including the size of the tax and its distribution between buyers and sellers.

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