Which of the following is considered to be a variable cost of operating an automobile?
a. insurance
b. taxes
c. car loan payment
d. tires
e. license and registration fees
D
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Suppose that a worker in Country A can make either 10 iPods or 5 tablets each year. Country A has 100 workers. Suppose a worker in Country B can make either 2 iPods or 10 tablets each year. Country B has 200 workers. Country B has the comparative advantage in the production of:
A. tablets only. B. neither iPods nor tablets. C. iPods only. D. both iPods and tablets.
Which two factors make regulating mergers complicated?
A) First, firms may lobby government officials to influence their decision to approve the merger. Second, by the time the government officials reach a decision regarding the merger, the firms often decide not to merge. B) First, the time it takes to reach a decision to approve a merger is so long that the firms often have new owners and mangers. Second, by law, government officials are not allowed to consider the impact of foreign trade (exports and imports) on the degree of competition in the markets of the merged firms. C) First, the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice must both approve mergers. Second, the concentration ratios that are used to evaluate the degree of competition the merged firms face are flawed. D) First, it is not always clear what market firms are in. Second, the newly merged firm might be more efficient than the merging firms were individually.
According to the classical model, an increase in the American nominal money supply would cause the nominal exchange rate to ________ and the real exchange rate to ________
A) depreciate; appreciate B) appreciate; depreciate C) depreciate; remain unchanged D) appreciate; remain unchanged
Average hours worked per week have ____ since the early 1900s.
A. declined by almost 7 percent B. risen by almost 15 percent C. risen by almost 7 percent D. declined by almost 35 percent