An individual who desires the most liquid asset possible will hold
A) currency.
B) a savings account.
C) checkable deposits at a bank.
D) U.S. government bonds.
A
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The percentage markups which sellers use
A) are based on their estimates or guesses about marginal cost and marginal revenue for particular goods. B) are between 10 and 15 percent. C) are the same on all products of a single firm. D) differ between products but are the same on average for all firms.
You are an analyst with a perfectly competitive firm that makes DRAM memory chips. You must manufacture the chips before you know what the demand will be. Based on the above figure, suppose you think demand will be high and manufacture the profit-maximizing quantity of chips. Demand, however, turns out to be low. Because you thought demand would be high, your profit will be ________ than if you
knew demand was going to be low.
A) $200 million more
B) $400 million less
C) $800 million less
D) $200 million less
In the 1970s, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) tripled the price of petroleum, causing automobile manufacturers to look for ways to produce more fuel-efficient cars by substituting aluminum and plastic for steel. This was primarily a response to the economic question of:
A) When will each good be produced? B) For whom shall the goods be produced? C) What goods and services should a society produce? D) How should goods and services be produced?
If the multiplier in the economy is 3, the marginal propensity to save (MPS) must be
A) 3. B) 0.67. C) 0.33. D) 1.