During the expansion phase of the business cycle, business firms become optimistic about their future earning capacity as do banks. Nominal interest rates rise during expansions. Investment lending could be expected to
A) rise if the change in future earnings is thought to be greater than the change in interest rates.
B) stay the same.
C) fall.
D) fall if the change in future earnings is thought to be greater than the change in interest rates.
A
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The table above gives costs at Jan's Bike Shop. Unfortunately, Jan's record keeping has been spotty. Each worker is paid $100 a day. Labor costs are the only variable costs of production. What is the total cost of producing 50 bikes?
A) $100 B) $200 C) $300 D) $400
If AE > Y, which of the following will NOT occur?
A) inventories will decline B) actual investment will be more than planned investment C) employment will increase D) GDP will increase
Consumer surplus is
A) the total difference between the total amount that consumers actually pay for an item and the total amount that they would have been willing to pay. B) the total difference between the total costs firms incur in producing an item and the utility consumers derive from purchasing the item. C) the total difference between the total amount that consumers would have been willing to pay for an item and the total amount that they actually pay. D) the total difference between the utility consumers derive from purchasing an item and the total costs firms incur in producing the item.
The percentage of national income spent on health care
A) has steadily decreased since 1965. B) has steadily increased since 1965. C) increased until the end of the 1970s and then decreased in the 1980s and 2000s. D) decreased until the end of the 1970s and then increased in the 1980s and 2000s.