One reason why gold and silver coins have historically served as money is that:
a. they are easily portable
b. they can be made of uniform size and quality.
c. they can be divided if necessary for low prices.
d. all of the above are correct.
d
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Total expenditure equals total income
A) if firms do not save for future investment. B) if firms earn zero profit. C) because firms pay out everything they receive as income to the factors of production. D) only if net taxes equals government expenditures on goods and services. E) only if firms sell all the goods they produce in a given time period.
The new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is an independent agency but is funded and housed within
A) the Treasury Department. B) the Federal Reserve. C) the SEC. D) the IRS.
If an agent is risk neutral and a principal is risk averse, which of the following contracts would be efficient in risk bearing?
A) A fixed fee is paid to the agent. B) A fixed fee is paid to the principal. C) An hourly rate is paid to the agent. D) The agent enjoys a share of the profit.
As suppliers and potential suppliers of exhaustible resources continually calculate whether to extract now or in future, and how much to extract, an equilibrium arises when:
a. the cost of extracting such resources is equal to its price. b. the rate of return for such resources equals the rate of interest on alternative uses of the funds. c. the cost of extracting such resources is equal to the price of the commodity using these resources. d. the price of such resources is equal to the rate of interest of bank accounts and other interest-bearing investments. e. the rate of return on alternative investments is equal to the cost of extracting such resources.