Profit-maximizing businesses will buy more new machinery only if:
A. The interest rate increases
B. Labor costs are low and expected to fall
C. The expected rate of return of the new machinery is greater than the interest rate
D. The present value of the new machinery is lower than its purchase price
C. The expected rate of return of the new machinery is greater than the interest rate
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If the rate of inflation is 4 percent and the real interest rate is 3 percent, the nominal interest rate should be
A. 1 percent B. 4 percent C. 7 percent D. 11 percent
A firm produces output according to the production function, q = L4/3K1/2 and faces input prices equal to w = $20 and r = $80. What is the minimum cost of producing 1140 units of output?
A) Cost = $780. B) Cost = $694 C) Cost = $2,071. D) Not enough information is given to answer this problem.
A consumer chooses an optimal consumption point where the
a. marginal rate of substitution is maximized. b. rate at which the consumer is willing to trade one good for another equals the price ratio. c. price ratio is minimized. d. All of the above are correct.
If Eddie can produce 40 milk shakes or 20 banana splits in an hour, and Tina can produce 30 milk shakes or 16 banana splits in an hour, then Eddie has a comparative advantage in producing milk shakes.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)