Which of the following statements is true?

A. Economic profit is always positive.
B. Economic profit is greater than or equal to accounting profit.
C. Accounting profit is greater than or equal to economic profit.
D. Accounting profit is always positive.


Answer: C

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A) interest-rate changes. B) changes in the coupon rate. C) default of the borrower. D) changes in the asset's maturity date.

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a. a sacrifice of 5 percent of annual output. b. a sacrifice of 5 percent of government spending. c. an increase in the unemployment rate of 5 percentage points. d. a 5 percent increase in the government budget deficit.

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A cloth manufacturing firm is deciding whether or not to invest in new machinery. The machinery costs $45,000 and is expected to increase cash flows in the first year by $25,000 and in the second year by $30,000 . The firm's current fixed costs are $9,000 and current marginal costs are $15 . The firm currently charges $18 per unit. If the interest rate is 5% then the present value of the cash flows is

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b. $51,020.41
c. -$7,380.95
d. $10,000

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