Refer to the data. The price elasticity of demand is relatively inelastic:
Answer the question on the basis of the following demand schedule:
A. in the $6-$4 price range.
B. over the entire $6-$1 price range.
C. in the $3-$1 price range.
D. in the $6-$5 price range only.
Answer: C. in the $3-$1 price range.
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Because new plastic and recycled plastic are substitutes, as the price of newly produced plastic increases,
A) the demand curve for recycled plastic shifts to the left. B) there is a movement up along the demand curve for recycled plastic. C) there is a movement down along the demand curve for recycled plastic. D) the demand curve for recycled plastic shifts to the right.
Suppose the nominal interest rate is 10 percent annually, and you deposit $1,000. Inflation in the economy throughout the year is 6 percent. At the end of the year, you have earned:
A. a real rate of return of 4 percent. B. an increase in your purchasing power. C. a nominal increase in your savings of $100. D. All of these statements are true.
Changes in the stocks of finished goods and goods in process as well as changes in the raw materials that businesses keep on hand is known as
A. fixed investment. B. inventory investment. C. the income approach. D. the expenditure approach.
Suppose an individual firm is comparing two investments, a one year bond from a U.S. firm paying 4% or a one year bond from a German firm which is paying 6%. The current dollars-per-euro rate is 0.75, and the expected rate in one year is 0.78
If the expected rate is correct, which investment will yields a covered interest arbitrage opportunity? A) The U.S. Bond B) The German Bond C) They will have the same return D) This cannot be determined from the information given.