If global warming began to cause random world-wide damage to crops, insurance companies

A) would insure against specific crop failures.
B) would not insure against specific crop failures.
C) would be indifferent between insuring or not.
D) would find themselves facing prosecution for ignoring the problem for so long.


B

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a. Increase interest rates and increase aggregate demand. b. Increase interest rates and decrease aggregate demand. c. Decrease interest rates and increase aggregate demand d. Decrease interest rates and decrease aggregate demand.

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The investment demand curve will shift to the right as a result of a(n):

a. Decrease in the acquisition and maintenance cost of capital goods b. Increase in the excess productive capacity available in the industry c. Increase in taxes businesses pay to government d. Decrease in the confidence of business leaders about the economy

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In Figure 3.1, which figure shows a situation that is perfectly inelastic? 

A. Figure 1 B. Figure 2 C. Figure 3 D. Figure 4

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Suppose when a market has four firms, average economic profit is $1,000 per month. When the market has five firms, the average economic profit is -$50 per month. This suggests that

A) the long-run equilibrium number of firms is between four and five. B) the long-run equilibrium number of firms is four. C) the long-run equilibrium number of firms is five. D) there is no long-run equilibrium in this market as profits can never be zero.

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