In 2015, health care's share of gross domestic product in the United States was about
A) 6.5 percent. B) 18 percent. C) 45 percent. D) 62.5 percent.
B
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A monopoly differs from monopolistic competition in that
A) a monopoly has market power while a firm in monopolistic competition does not have any market power. B) a monopoly can never make a loss but a firm in monopolistic competition can. C) a monopoly faces a perfectly inelastic demand curve while a monopolistic competitor faces an elastic demand curve. D) in a monopoly there are significant entry barriers but there are low barriers to entry in a monopolistically competitive market structure.
A firm that buys foreign exchange in order to take advantage of higher foreign interest rates is
A) speculating. B) demonstrating purchasing power parity. C) engaging in interest rate arbitrage. D) responding to fluctuations in the business cycle. E) ignoring the nominal rate of exchange.
If citizens of a country are not saving much, it is better to
a. force citizens to save. b. reduce investment. c. have foreigners invest in the domestic economy than no one at all. d. prevent opportunities for citizens to buy capital assets abroad.
In the United States, a cup of hot chocolate costs $5 . In a foreign country, the same hot chocolate costs 6.5 units of that country's currency. If the exchange rate were 1.3 units of foreign currency per U.S. dollar, what is the real exchange rate?
a. 1/2 cup of that country's hot chocolate per cup of U.S. hot chocolate b. 1 cup of that country's hot chocolate per cup of U.S. hot chocolate c. 2 cups of that country's hot chocolate per cup of U.S. hot chocolate d. None of the above is correct.