Refer to the diagram, where variable inputs of labor are being added to a constant amount of property resources. The total output of this firm will cease to expand:
A. if a labor force in excess of Q 1 is employed.
B. if a labor force in excess of Q 2 is employed.
C. if a labor force in excess of Q 3 is employed.
D. only if the marginal product curve becomes negative at all levels of output.
C. if a labor force in excess of Q 3 is employed.
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A) the budget deficit. B) the budget surplus. C) taxes minus transfers. D) investment.
Which of the following statements about the characteristics of debt and equities is TRUE?
A) They can both be long-term financial instruments. B) Bond holders are residual claimants. C) The income from bonds is typically more variable than that from equities. D) Bonds pay dividends.
Suppose Jack and Kate are at the town fair and are choosing which game to play. The first game has a bag with four marbles in it-1 red marble and 3 blue ones. The player draws one marble from the bag; if it is red, they win $20 and if it is blue, they win $1. The second game has a bag with 10 marbles in it-1 red, 4 blue, and 5 green. The player draws one marble from the bag; if it is red, they win $20; if it is blue, they win $5; and if it is green, they win $1. Both games cost $5 to play. What is the expected value of the payoff in the first game?
A. $5.75 B. $5.00 C. $4.75 D. $4.50
One of the important points of criticism of industrial policy is that: a. it can lead to stiff competition among the domestic firms in an economy. b. small domestic firms will not be able to survive economic clustering
c. government sponsored research will end up benefitting foreign countries. d. it can prohibit regional innovations. e. the knowhow in one firm will not spill over to other firms in an economy.