Refer to Scenario 5.10. If Hillary invests 30 percent of her savings in the real estate project and the remainder in Treasury bills, the expected return on her portfolio is:
A) 4 percent.
B) 11.8 percent.
C) 17 percent.
D) 22.2 percent.
E) 30 percent.
B
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Refer to Table 16.2. Nominal GDP for Fredonia for 2016 equals
A) $2,750. B) $3,500. C) $4,325. D) $5,500.
If an established domestic industry is in jeopardy of being displaced by lower-priced imports, there could be a rationale for
a. permanent import restrictions to prevent the decline of the domestic industry b. temporary import restrictions to allow the orderly adjustment of the domestic industry c. permanent import restrictions based on the infant industry argument d. temporary import restrictions based on the infant industry argument e. temporary import restrictions that will be replaced by permanent tax breaks for the domestic industry
If a technological change reduced the amount of the variable input needed by a firm to produce a unit of output:
a. its AVC curve would shift down. b. its ATC curve would shift down. c. its MC curve would shift down. d. All of the above would occur.
What is known as the Dutch disease?
a. The problem that arises when a government cannot meet its foreign debts b. The phenomenon of a boom in one industry causing declines in the rest of the economy c. A sudden and unexpected devaluation of a currency as a consequence of policy controls d. The problem that arises when high imports force an economy to borrow from external sources e. A deficit in the balance of payments of the economy that arises due to a sudden appreciation of the domestic currency.