To maximize profits, firms hire labor as long as
A) each additional hour hired produces more additional output than the real wage rate.
B) the total hours hired produces more additional output than the real wage rate.
C) each additional hour hired produces more additional output than the nominal wage rate.
D) the quantity of labor supplied increases as the real wage rate increases.
E) workers continue to supply labor to the firm.
A
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Control of the nation's quantity of money is handled by
A) Congress. B) the Federal Reserve System. C) the President of the United States. D) Congress, the Federal Reserve System, and all commercial banks.
If the government creates a system of pollution permits, firms with low marginal costs of reducing pollution will
A) buy permits from other firms. B) sell permits to other firms. C) hold on to the permits they have been issued and not attempt to buy more. D) not be issued permits.
Holding all other things constant, when the price level falls, interest rates:
a. rise and firms want to borrow more for new plants and equipment and households want to borrow more for homebuilding. b. rise and firms want to borrow more for new plants and equipment and households want to borrow less for homebuilding. c. falls and firms want to borrow less for new plants and equipment and households want to borrow more for homebuilding. d. falls and firms want to borrow more for new plants and equipment and households want to borrow more for homebuilding.
Consider three bonds, from Corporation X, Corporation Y, and Corporation Z. The X and Y bonds mature in 1 year, while the Z bond matures in 2 years. The Y and Z bonds have face values of $5,000 . while the X bond has a face value of $4,000 . If the interest rate is 10 percent (0.10) per year, rank the three bonds from highest present value to lowest present value
a. X, Y, Z b. Z, Y, X c. Y, Z, X d. Z, X, Y e. Y, X, Z