Which of the following can be a solution to the "free riding problem" by discount retailers?
a. Awarding retailers exclusive territories
b. Setting minimum prices for items sold by such specialty retailers
c. All of the above
d. None of the above
c
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Assume that Brazil and Mexico have floating exchange rates. All else held constant, if the price level is stable in Mexico but Brazil experiences rapid inflation then ________.
A. the Brazilian real will appreciate B. the Brazilian real will depreciate C. gold bullion will flow into Brazil D. the Mexican peso will depreciate
Throughout history many governments have financed government operations with the printing press, and paying government bills by increasing the money supply. The United States followed this path during the Civil War, approximately doubling the U.S. money
supply between 1860 and 1865 using paper fiat money called Greenbacks. What do you think this rapid increase in the money supply did to inflation and inflationary expectations? Suppose the economy was in long-run equilibrium by the end of the war and the government began to remove Greenbacks and reduce the money supply. Use your understanding of the Phillips curve relationship to explain the effect on the economy.
Refer to Figure 15.7. Suppose the money supply decreases. This will cause interest rates to ________ and cause a shift from point ________.
A. decrease; B to point A B. increase; A to point D C. increase; A to point B D. decrease; C to point D
The antitrust laws regulate all of the following business decisions except ____
a. collusion b. mergers c. monopolistic practices d. price discrimination e. wage levels