The management of a rental building faces a rent control situation, where it cannot charge more than $400 a month in rent on the apartment. The management knows that the apartments are high in demand and renters would be willing to be $1000 per month for them. The management will
a. Do nothing-it cannot violate the regulation
b. Offer a bundle of both the apartment and furniture together for $1000
c. Offer the controlled rent but force the tenants to rent furniture from the management
d. Both B&C
d
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A. dominant strategy. B. commitment device. C. strategic device. D. Nash equilibrium.
Which of the following chain of events occurs when a tariff is imposed on a good?
A) Domestic prices fall, shifting the demand curve rightward, and consumers buy more of the good. B) Domestic prices fall, decreasing the domestic quantity supplied and increasing the quantity demanded. C) Domestic prices rise, shifting the domestic supply curve rightward. D) Domestic prices rise, shifting the demand curve leftward and the domestic supply curve rightward. E) Domestic prices rise, decreasing the quantity demanded and increasing the domestic quantity supplied.
What actions could the Federal Reserve take to achieve consistent growth in real GDP at 4 percent per year?
A) The Fed could follow contractionary monetary policy that would reduce the federal funds rate to zero so investment will rise consistently. B) The Fed could maintain a growth rate of the money supply of 4 percent, regardless of whether inflation was rising or falling in the economy. C) The Fed has no direct control over real GDP in the long run, so there are no actions it could take to achieve that goal. D) The Fed could increase the growth rate of the money supply by 1% each year until the inflation rate was exactly equal to 4 percent.
Health Bars is considering a two-year advertising campaign. The campaign will cost $50,000 at the end of the first year and $60,000 at the end of two years. The managers of Health Bars have estimated that the campaign will generate $40,000 a year in additional profit for the next three years. If the discount rate is 5 percent, what is the net present value of the advertising campaign?
A) $6,889 B) $2,542 C) $12,582 D) $5,200