We can approximate the real return on an investment by subtracting the inflation rate from the nominal return on the investment

For example, an investment that returns 10% per year while inflation is 4% per year has a real (inflation adjusted) return of approximately 6%. Which of the following outcomes is NOT possible? A) Nominal and real returns are positive
B) Nominal return is positive, real return is negative
C) Nominal return is negative, real return is positive
D) all of these outcomes are possible


D

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A) California B) Florida C) Montana D) He is indifferent between California and Florida. E) He is indifferent between Florida and Montana.

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The value of the vertical intercept is $150 and the slope is ?25 in a linear equation for price and quantity demanded. If price is $5.00, what is the quantity demanded? State the linear equation and show how you found the answer

Please provide the best answer for the statement.

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Which of the following would most likely exhibit the highest price elasticity of demand?

A. salt B. Colgate toothpaste C. gasoline D. motor oil

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Washington D.C.'s metro train system is being extended further into the neighboring states of Maryland and Virginia, thereby reducing the cost of commuting into the United States' capitol

Other things being held constant, this can be expected to: A) decrease the extent of the market for housing around Washington D.C. B) increase the extent of the market for housing around Washington D.C. C) have no effect on the extent of the market for housing around Washington D.C. as the actual geography remains unchanged. D) have no effect on the extent of the market for housing around Washington D.C. as the range of houses available has not changed. E) have no effect on the extent of the market for housing around Washington D.C. as property taxes have not changed.

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