Which of the following is a risk that investors undertake when purchasing stocks?

a. An individual stock can rise and fall unpredictably.
b. Nearly all stocks in the stock market may rise or fall together, when expectations about the entire economy change.
c. Both a and b are true.
d. Neither a nor b is true.


C

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a. less than $100 billion b. approximately $500 billion c. nearly $1.9 trillion d. approximately $10 trillion e. more than $25 trillion

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Consider a consumer of baked beefsteaks and fried fish fillets. Suppose the price of a plate of baked beefsteak is $8 and that of fried fish fillets is $10 at a restaurant. If the marginal utility of baked beefsteak to the consumer is 20 units, compute the marginal utility of fried fish fillets, assuming that the consumer is in equilibrium

a. 12 units b. 20 units c. 25 units d. 80 units

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The parity principle stems from

a. a manager delegating a task b. union pay negotiations c. one-way communication d. none of the above

Economics