Referring to Table 12.2, if the nominal interest rate is 9.5 percent and there is no inflation, which investments will be undertaken?
A) E and D B) E C) C, D, E D) none of the above
D
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Refer to Negative Externality. Suppose there is no attempt to internalize the externality. Pigovian analysis indicates that the externality creates a deadweight loss equal to
The following questions refer to the accompanying diagram, which shows the effects of a negative externality created by an industry's production. The equilibrium quantity in the absence of any attempt to internalize the externality is QE, and the optimal quantity according to a Pigovian analysis is QO.
a. area C + D + E + G + H.
b. area D + E + H.
c. area C + D + G + H.
d. area E.
The marginal revenue product of labor declines as the number of workers increases because
A) firms hire the most efficient workers first and the least efficient workers last. B) firms must lower prices for the final product when they want to sell more units. C) of the law of diminishing marginal product. D) of diseconomies of scale.
In long-run competitive equilibrium it is possible for firm owners to
A. earn both rent and economic profit. B. earn rent but not economic profit. C. earn both economic profit and rent. D. both b and c E. both a and c
What is an agreement among members of an oligopoly to set prices and production levels called?
(A) Price leadership. (B) Competition. (C) Imperfect monopoly. (D) Collusion.