Why do investors hedge using futures contracts?
A) they are seeking to increase liquidity
B) they are willing to pay for a reduction in risk
C) in order to provide a counterparty to speculators
D) they are more flexible than forward contracts
B
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Everyone in the neighborhood has been complaining about the deteriorating condition of the park, but nobody has cleaned it up. Why not?
A. No single person's benefit from cleaning the park exceeds that person's cost of cleaning it. B. There is an excess demand for parks in the neighborhood. C. There is an excess supply of parks in the neighborhood. D. The social benefit of cleaning the park exceeds the social cost of cleaning it.
There are two conditions necessary for a consumer to maximize her utility. One is that the marginal utilities per dollar spent on each good and service consumed are equal. What is the other condition?
A) The prices of each good and service consumed must not be too high. B) Total spending on all goods and services must equal the amount available to be spent. C) The consumer must be satisfied with the choices she makes. D) The total spent on each good and service is the same.
When the English pound appreciated against a colonial currency, this signaled
(a) that colonists needed more colonial currency to buy an English pound. (b) that colonists needed less colonial currency to buy an English pound. (c) that colonists needed more colonial and Spanish currency to buy an English pound. (d) nothing of economic importance.
According to the substitution effect, when the price of a good increases, consumers ______.
a. switch to another similar good b. buy less of it due to their budget constraints c. gain less utility from that good d. experience consumer equilibrium