Anheuser-Busch purchased the Labatt brewery in Canada and has expanded its market and product offerings. This is an example of:
A. foreign direct investment.
B. foreign portfolio investment.
C. importing.
D. exporting.
A. foreign direct investment.
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Since classical economists and monetarists believe that the economy operates at full employment, real GDP, that is, along the vertical segment of aggregate supply,
a. any increase in the money supply can only end up raising the price level b. any increase in the money supply can only end up lowering the price level c. any decrease in the money supply can only end up raising the price level d. changes in the money supply will not affect the price level e. any increase in the money supply will cause both nominal and real GDP to increase
Refer to the information provided in Figure 16.4 below to answer the question(s) that follow.Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is located next to Playa Del Rey. The noise from air traffic negatively affects individuals living in Playa Del Rey, however, this cost is not considered by airlines or air travelers. The airlines feel they have a right to use the airspace while the individuals living in Playa Del Rey feel they have the right to quiet. The following diagram depicts the marginal costs and marginal benefits associated with air travel.
Figure 16.4Refer to Figure 16.4. Suppose the government assigns property rights to the airlines. No
negotiations occur between the parties. The resulting level of air travel is A. 0 units. B. 100 units. C. 120 units. D. Indeterminate from the given information.
A landfill site produces an obnoxious odor. Homes downwind of the site rent for $1000 per month while homes upwind of the site rent for $1500 per month
If the odor is the only detectable difference between two neighborhoods, the difference in the rent is the ________ of the odor. A) social cost B) external cost C) private cost D) marginal cost-benefit E) private benefit
The manager of a firm is attempting to practice third degree price discrimination. She has equated the marginal revenue in each of her markets. By doing this her
A) profits are maximized. B) costs are minimized given her level of output. C) revenues are maximized given her level of output. D) all of the above