Joe quits his job as an insurance agent and opens his own sporting goods store. If his profits as measured by his accountant are greater than zero, then
A) he made a good move because he is earning above normal profits.
B) his economic profit must be greater than zero.
C) his opportunity costs must be zero.
D) There is not enough information to determine his economic profit, if any.
D
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The demand for money increases and the demand curve for money shifts rightward as a result of
A) an increase in real GDP. B) a decrease in the price level. C) a decrease in the nominal interest rate. D) an increase in the use of credit cards. E) a decrease in the real interest rate.
In the figure above, point B represents
A) a current account deficit. B) a current account surplus. C) a reduction in inventories. D) a temporary imbalance in the money markets.
Which of the following are TRUE concerning the distinction between interest rates and returns?
A) The rate of return on a bond will not necessarily equal the interest rate on that bond. B) The return can be expressed as the difference between the current yield and the rate of capital gains. C) The rate of return will be greater than the interest rate when the price of the bond falls during the holding period. D) The return can be expressed as the sum of the discount yield and the rate of capital gains.
This table represents the revenues faced by a monopolist.PriceQuantity SoldTotal RevenueAverage RevenueMarginal Revenue$1,0001$1,000 $9002$1,800 $8003$2,400 $7004$2,800 $6005$3,000 $5006$3,000 $4007$2,800 Using the information in the table shown, if you were to graph the first two columns, you would have graphed which curve?
A. Marginal revenue B. Total productivity C. Market demand D. Market supply