All of the following are external factors that affect the value of stocks except
a. labor disputes and unwillingness of players to cross the picket lines to play
b. environmental regulations affecting an arena
c. a change in workplace safety rules that apply to operating a team
d. whether to declare a dividend
d. whether to declare a dividend
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In a sealed-bid first price auction, if you notice that your competition is stronger, you should
a. Shade your bid more b. Shade your bid less c. Bid more aggressively d. Both B&C
If gold and the dollar are substitutes, a cut in the Japanese discount rate can be expected to
a. appreciate the dollar and decrease the price of gold. b. depreciate the dollar and increase the price of gold. c. depreciate the dollar and decrease the price of gold. d. appreciate the dollar and increase the price of gold.
A car sells at different prices at different dealerships in a local market. If a consumer has imperfect information about the price of a car at each dealership, he should
a. always gather all available information about prices. b. gather information about prices until the expected marginal benefit of more information equals the marginal cost of gathering it. c. gather information about prices only if it can be gathered without cost. d. ignore information about prices because it is irrelevant to making an "optimally imperfect" decision.
Suppose your community is considering using public money to build a new sports stadium for the team that is already in the community and unlikely to ever leave. Suppose you are watching a news broadcast in which the supporters are saying that it will enhance economic activity because of the increase in restaurant activity that will occur around the new stadium. Now suppose you hear that an independent economist is going to appear during the next segment. It is likely she will say
A. there will be no new jobs created. B. there will be no new jobs created in net because there will be about the same number of restaurant jobs lost near the old stadium as gained near the new one. C. the jobs created in the area will make it worth the investment. D. it may be a short-term cost, but in the long term, it will be worthwhile.