Suppose a bet is placed on the outcome of the flip of a coin – if the coin comes up heads, you get $25 and if it turns up tails, you lose $25 . If you accepted this bet, does it imply that you are risk averse, risk neutral, or risk loving?
What will be an ideal response?
The expected value of this bet is zero. If you accepted this bet, it would imply that you are either risk neutral or a risk-seeker. A risk-neutral person would be indifferent to the bet while a risk-averse person would decline the bet.
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A reduction in the price charged for luncheon specials by a downtown cafeteria will
A) affect the demand (curve) for that cafeteria's luncheons if its competitors react. B) have no effect on the demand for lunch at other downtown restaurants. C) increase the cafeteria's gross revenue from lunch business. D) increase the cafeteria's net revenue from lunch business if the demand is elastic. E) increase the cafeteria's net revenue from lunch business if the demand is inelastic.
An economic good must be
a. useful. b. scarce. c. transferable. d. All of these.
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Market demand and the firm’s demand curve coincide in a monopoly. 2. The AR and MR curves of a monopoly are identical. 3. A monopoly can sell all that it desires at any given price. 4. The demand for the product of a monopolist is perfectly inelastic. 5. A monopoly cannot suffer a loss.
On August 5, 2003, a tragic fire destroyed a large Jim Beam whiskey factory in Kentucky. Assume that the U.S. market for whiskey is perfectly competitive, and that the market was originally in long run equilibrium. What would be the effects of such an incident?
a. An increase in supply would cause a reduction in price, which would then lead to entry of firms. b. A decrease in supply would cause an increase in price, which would then lead to entry of firms.` c. An increase in supply would cause an increase in price, which would then lead to entry of firms d. A decrease in supply would cause an increase in price, which would then lead to exit of firms. e. Price of the whiskey would remain unchanged and the existing firms would continue to earn zero economic profit.