If the interest rate is 5 percent, then receiving $1,000 eight years from now is worth more than receiving $700 today
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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The above table shows the distribution of wealth and income in Miseria. The Lorenz curve for wealth would
A) intersect the horizontal axis at 100 percent. B) bow outward more to the right than does the Lorenz curve for income. C) lie parallel to the line of equality. D) become flatter as one moves from left to right.
Some people make purchases without complete information because:
A. they are irrational. B. the opportunity cost of getting more information outweighs the benefit of having more information. C. the benefit of having more information outweighs the opportunity cost of acquiring it. D. No one makes purchases without complete information.
Supply curves generally slope upward because of all of the following reasons except one. Which is the exception?
a. Producers are willing to offer more of a good at higher prices. b. A higher price attracts resources from less-valued uses. c. Producers must be compensated for the rising opportunity cost of additional output. d. Producers have a greater incentive to sell more as the price increases. e. The price of a good usually must fall to induce an increase in quantity supplied.
In the long run, large and continuing budget surpluses
a. mean higher taxes and a lower standard of living b. mean a larger money supply and higher interest rates c. are a problem because they crowd out private spending d. permit the government to lower taxes, thereby encouraging work, investment, and saving e. mean a larger money supply and lower interest rates