All else equal, anything that decreases the transportation costs ________ the number of consumers shopping at ________.
A) does not change; local, more expensive stores
B) increases; local, more expensive stores
C) does not change; larger, less expensive stores
D) increases; larger, less expensive stores
D) increases; larger, less expensive stores
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If the value of price elasticity of demand for a good is equal to "?", it implies that the good has a ________ demand
A) perfectly elastic B) perfectly inelastic C) unit elastic D) relatively inelastic
On January 25, 2009, one U.S. dollar traded on the foreign exchange market for about 49.0 Indian rupees. Thus, one Indian rupee would have purchased about ________ U.S. dollars
A) 0.02 B) 1.20 C) 7.00 D) 49.0
The law of one price (LOOP) indicates that:
a. The nominal wage rate in one country should be equal to the exchange-rate-adjusted wage of the average laborer in another country. b. The price of a good in one country should be equal to the exchange-rate-adjusted price of the same product in another country. c. The quantity produced of a good in one country should be equal to the exchange-rate-adjusted quantity produced of the same product in another country. d. None of the above. e. Nominal interest rates in countries should be identical because if they were not, arbitragers could make risk-free profits.
Banking panics are especially dangerous because:
A. they can lead to other panics, such as retail panics. B. the government will respond by seizing all banking assets. C. they can start easily and spread quickly. D. the banking sector employs about 25% of workers in the United States.