If the government regulates the price a natural monopolist can charge to be equal to the firm's marginal cost, the government will likely need to subsidize the firm
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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Marginal utility theory predicts that when the price of one good rises, the demand for another good is a substitute increases. This change occurs because of
A) an increase in the marginal utility per dollar from the substitute good. B) an increase in the marginal utility of the substitute good. C) a decrease in the marginal utility per dollar from the good whose price has risen. D) a decrease in the marginal utility of the good whose price has risen.
In the United States in 2012, the CDC estimated that the total number of people with diabetes (both diagnosed and undiagnosed cases) was lowest for people in the age range of ________, and the percentage of people with diabetes was lowest for people
in the age range of ________. A) 20-44; 20-44 B) 65 and older; 65 and older C) 45-64; 65 and older D) 65 and older; 20-44
Thrift institutions importance as a source of funds for borrowers
A) has shrunk from around 40 percent of total credit advanced in the late 1970s to below 30 percent by 2014. B) has shrunk from over 20 percent of total credit advanced in the late 1970s to around 3 percent by 2014. C) has expanded dramatically, from around 15 percent of total credit advanced in the late 1970s to above 25 percent by 2014. D) has expanded dramatically, from around 15 percent of total credit advanced in the late 1970s to above 30 percent by 2014.
When a corporation needs capital to expand, its choices are
A. to sell stocks on a stock exchange. B. to sell bonds. C. to reinvest its own earnings. D. All of these responses are correct.