At higher rates of interest
A) businesses demand more investment because there are more funds available to invest.
B) businesses demand more investment because future profitability is likely to be greater.
C) households save more because they get a greater return on their savings.
D) households save less because it is more expensive to save.
C
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If the price of apples falls and apples and oranges are substitutes, we would expect:
a. The quantity of apples demanded to increase and the demand for oranges to increase. b. The quantity of oranges demanded to decrease and the demand for apples to increase. c. The quantity of apples demanded to increase and the demand for oranges to decrease. d. The quantity of oranges demanded to decrease and the demand for apples to decrease.
The difference between zero accounting profit and zero economic profit is that
a. economists include opportunity cost in zero economic profit, while accountants do not include opportunity cost in zero accounting profit. b. economists do not include opportunity cost in zero economic profit, while accountants do include opportunity cost in zero accounting profit. c. economists include opportunity cost in zero accounting profit, while accountants do not include opportunity cost in zero economic profit. d. economists do not include opportunity cost in zero accounting profit, while accountants do include opportunity cost in zero economic profit.
A command-and-control policy is another term for a
a. pollution permit. b. government regulation. c. corrective tax. d. Both a and b are correct.
Other things being equal, the lower the value of elasticity:
A. the more likely the profitability of a price increase. B. the less likely the profitability of a price increase. C. the greater the responsiveness in quantity demanded to a price change. D. the lower the corresponding increase in firm revenue.