According to an economist, which of the following would be an example of investment spending?
a. A firm spending $8 million for the maintenance of 50 recreational parks across its home country
b. An individual buying $1 million of stock in a leading software company
c. An individual spending $0.5 million in government bonds
d. A firm spending $10 million to purchase a new factory
d
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In 2014, the price of peanuts was rising, which lead peanut butter sellers to expect the price of peanut butter would rise in the future
Consequently, in the current market for peanut butter there was ________ which resulted in ________ in the price of peanut butter and ________ in the quantity of peanut butter. A) an increase in demand for peanut butter; an increase; an increase B) an increase in supply of peanut butter; a decrease; an increase C) a decrease in demand for peanut butter; a decrease; a decrease D) a decrease in supply of peanut butter; an increase; a decrease
A monopolized market is characterized by:
a. a sole seller of a product for which there are few suitable substitutes. b. very strong barriers to entry. c. a single firm facing the market demand curve. d. all of these.
Okun's Law posits a relationship between which two variables?
Select one: a. The interest rate and real GDP b. The unemployment rate and inflation c. The unemployment rate and real GDP d. The unemployment rate and the interest rate
The economy of the United States would best be classified as:
a. closed economy b. socialism c. command economy d. A market system