You are a hotel manager and you are considering four projects that yield different payoffs, depending upon whether there is an economic boom or a recession. The potential payoffs and corresponding payoffs are summarized in the following table. ProjectBoom (50%)Recession (50%)A$20-$10B-$10$20C$30-$30D$50$50The expected value of project A is:
A. $20.
B. $10.
C. $5.
D. None of the statements is correct.
Answer: C
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A) decrease the price level and decrease real GDP. B) increase the price level and increase real GDP. C) decrease the price level and increase real GDP. D) increase the price level and decrease real GDP.
In the 1930s, the United States charged an average tariff rate ________. Today, the rate is ________
A) of 17 percent; 33 percent B) of less than 10 percent; over 40 percent C) of 100 percent; 20 percent D) above 50 percent; less than 1.5 percent
Which of the following classical views is (are) accepted by supply-side economists?
a. In the intermediate run, growth of capital, labor, and technology determine output. b. The dislike of government intervention in the economy c. changes in output are primarily driven by changes in the natural rate of output. d. Both a and b. e. all of the above.
When the price faced by a competitive firm was $5, the firm produced nothing in the short run. However, when the price rose to $10, the firm produced 100 tons of output. From this we can infer that
A) the firm's marginal cost curve must be flat. B) the firm's marginal costs of production never fall below $5. C) the firm's average cost of production was less than $10. D) the firm's total cost of producing 100 tons is less than $1000. E) the minimum value of the firm's average variable cost lies between $5 and $10.