The interest rate that banks use as a benchmark rate for interest rates on a wide range of loans to businesses and individuals is the:

a. Federal funds rate
b. Real interest rate
c. Discount rate
d. Prime interest rate


d. Prime interest rate

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Which of the following is TRUE of a perfectly competitive firm and a monopoly in the long run?

A) P = MC B) P = ATC C) MR = MC D) P = MR

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A cooperative, or "co-op" for short, is a single-owner firm

a. True b. False

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When a firm operates with excess capacity, it must be in a monopolistically competitive market

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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