If gas prices today were $1.00 per gallon, in terms of history, this would be
A. an all-time low in nominal terms.
B. an all-time low in inflation-adjusted terms.
C. not an all-time low but rather low in inflation-adjusted terms.
D. about the long-term historical average in inflation-adjusted terms.
Answer: B
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a. increases because the resulting increase in the interest rate leads to a decrease in investment. b. increases because the resulting decrease in the interest rate leads to an increase in investment. c. decreases because the resulting increase in the interest rate leads to a decrease in investment. d. decreases because the resulting increase in the interest rate leads to an increase in investment. e. decreases because the resulting decrease in the interest rate leads to an increase in investment.
A rise in price will always result in an increase in the total amount consumers spend on a product
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Suppose that a drug for treating cancer is cleared by the Food and Drug Administration and that the company is successful in obtaining a patent for its product. Which of the following is then TRUE?
A) The patent holder now faces barriers to entry. B) The method of producing the product would not be considered intellectual property. C) The patent holder has a monopoly. D) The drug would have many close substitutes.
After graduating from high school, Steve had the following three choices for his immediate future, listed in order of preference: (1) attend our campus, (2) work in a printed circuit board factory, or (3) attend a rival college. His opportunity cost of going to college here includes which of the following?
a. The cost of books and supplies at the rival college b. The income he could have earned at the printed circuit board factory plus the direct cost of attending college here (tuition, textbooks, etc.) c. The benefits he could have received from going to the rival college d. Only the tuition and fees paid for taking classes here e. Cannot be determined from the information given