Total factor productivity in railroads _____________ in the 20 years prior to the Civil War
a. decreased slightly
b. remained largely unchanged
c. increased by about 25 percent
d. more than doubled
d. more than doubled
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i. $1,000 in money ii. 100 shares of Microsoft stock iii. $10,000 in bonds issued by General Motors iv. a drill press in your local machine shop A) i and ii B) ii only C) iii only D) iv only E) ii and iii
Big Waves is a large water park. Suppose the individual demand for entrance into Big Waves is Qd = 50 - (2 × P) and each consumer has the same demand. Big Waves has a constant marginal cost of $5 per consumer. If Big Waves practices two-part pricing and requires a membership fee and then a separate entrance fee, what is the profit-maximizing entrance fee?
A) $200 B) $10 C) $5 D) $50
In foreign exchange markets, a U.S. resident who imports New Zealand apples is:
a. a demander and supplier of New Zealand dollars. b. a demander and supplier of U.S. dollars. c. a demander of New Zealand dollars and a supplier of U.S. dollars. d. a supplier of both New Zealand dollars and U.S. dollars. e. a supplier of New Zealand dollars and a demander of U.S. dollars.
A firm that is operating at peak efficiency is
A. making a profit in the short run. B. taking a loss in the short run. C. operating at the minimum point of its ATC curve. D. taking a loss in the long run.