When resources are ____, increasing the production of one good causes a decrease in the production of the other.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)


Answer: Scarce

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Suppose the star pitcher on a university's baseball team, who is now a sophomore, decides to finish college instead of joining a major league team. In doing this, he is giving up a $40,000 salary for each of the next two years. At an interest rate of 10 percent, the total value of this sacrifice is approximately

a. $46,000 b. $77,777 c. $69,420 d. $80,000 e. $88,000

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Refer to the above payoff matrix for the profits (in $ millions) of two firms (A and B) making a decision to advertise or not. Which of the following is the outcome of the dominant strategy without cooperation?

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When you take $100 from your saving account and deposit it in your checking account, M2 decreases.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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