The variation in the rate of return one can expect from ownership of stocks will generally be smaller

What will be an ideal response?


if a diverse set of stocks is held over a lengthy period of time, such as 30 or 40 years.

Economics

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An example of a perfectly competitive industry is

A) a big city police department. B) the market for corn in the United States. C) the market for French impressionists' paintings. D) the National Football League.

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Which of the following is a possible drawback of horizontal fracking?

a. A fall in the cost of recovering natural gas and oil b. An increase in the price of gas and oil as a result of a decline in the supply of natural gas and oil c. A fall in imports of natural gas and oil d. A fall in environmental exploitation due to the means employed to extract oil e. An increase in harmful air emissions, water contamination, and problems associated with the disposal of harmful waste fluids

Economics

An aggregate production function shows the relationship between

a. the quantity of inputs used in production and the quantity of output. b. gross domestic product and national income. c. workers as inputs and consumers as buyers. d. production and spending. e. none of the above.

Economics

Normally, owners of firms should try to induce their managers to care:

A. solely about profits. B. about profits and output. C. solely about output. D. None of the statements associated with this question is correct.

Economics