The practice of clipping coins by feudal lords was a subtle form of:

A. investment.
B. barter.
C. specialization.
D. taxation.


Answer: D

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A. the outcome will be positive-positive. B. a cooperative equilibrium has been reached. C. the players have reached a stable outcome where neither would wish to change his strategy once he finds out what the other player is doing. D. the players have failed to reach a stable outcome because one player will always wish to change his strategy once he finds out what the other player is doing.

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Richard is consuming X and Y so that he is spending his entire income and MUx/Px = 6 and MUy/Py = 10. To maximize utility, he should

A. continue to consume the same amount of X and Y since he is already maximizing utility. B. consume more X and less Y. C. consume less of both X and Y. D. consume less X and more Y.

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Little Percy lives in two periods. His earnings in the present are 150; in the future he will earn 10% more than today. The interest rate is 5 percent. If his consumption today is 160, what is the most he can consume in the future?

What will be an ideal response?

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The Coase Theorem implies that when there are no costs to trading, _____

a. resources will move to their most valued uses, depending upon who gets the initial property rights b. resources will move to their most valued uses, regardless of who gets the initial property rights c. resources might be misallocated, depending upon the who gets the initial property rights d. resources might be misallocated, regardless of who gets the initial property rights

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