The terms business cycle and structural stagnation can be used interchangeably.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
Business cycles involve short-run fluctuations. Structural stagnation involves long run growth.
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Textbook examples of trade between two nations are simplified in order to show how two nations both benefit from trade. These examples are misleading because
A) some individuals in both countries may be made worse off because of trade. B) trade restrictions are likely to be imposed as trade grows over time. C) they do not account for the reduction in wages that occurs in both countries as a result of trade. D) in the real world, rich countries can take advantage of poor countries.
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1) The present value of a bond is the only price that buyers are willing to spend on the bond and the only price sellers are willing to accept for the bond. 2) Junk bonds sell for higher prices than non-junk bonds. 3) The present value of a bond is the only price that buyers are willing to spend on the bond and the only price sellers are willing to acce244) A profit-maximizing manager should always calculate the net present value and use the net present value rule to evaluate any business decision that involves the payment or receipt of money at different times in the future.pt for the bond. 4) Profit-maximizing managers should make efforts to receive profits in future and incur costs in the present. 5) Interest paid of debt-financed investments is referred to as a tax shield.
A takeover of one firm by another
A. ties up the nation’s capital wastefully. B. uses up the economy’s credit supply. C. reduces the value of the acquired firm. D. changes the ownership of the acquired firm.
To an economist, scarcity means that:
a. it is very time-consuming to find a good. b. at a zero price, the available quantity of a good is insufficient to meet people's wants. c. a good is unavailable even at very high prices. d. at the current market price, the amount available is less than the amount that people want and are willing to pay for. e. resources are unlimited but people's desires are limited.