According to economist Jean-Pierre Dube, a 10 percent increase in the price of a twelve-pack of Mountain Dew will lead to a ______ percent increase in the sales of twelve-packs of Pepsi.
a. 10
b. 7.7
c. –5
d. –8.2
b. 7.7
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The largest single portion of state and local budgets is devoted to
A. state and local defense. B. health and public welfare programs. C. state and local unemployment compensation. D. education. E. interest payments on state and local debt.
Monetarists believe in all of the following except
a. steady growth in inflation will yield stable output. b. steady growth in the money supply will yield stable output. c. fluctuations in the money supply are responsible for business cycles. d. the Fed should not be involved in trying to stabilize the economy.
You draw colored balls out of a bag. You draw a red ball 30% of the time and a blue ball 70% of the time. For each draw, the blue outcome and the red outcome are
A) mutually exclusive. B) exhaustive. C) Both A and B. D) None of the above.
Actual insurance premiums charged by insurance companies may exceed the actuarially fair rates because:
A) the insurance companies have monopoly rights issued by state regulators. B) the insurance companies are risk averse. C) there are administrative costs and other expenses that must be covered by the premia. D) insurance companies tend to over-state the risks they face.