Economics is primarily the study of:
a. human greed
b. how firms compete for profits in the marketplace.
c. how limited resources are allocated to satisfy unlimited wants.
d. how successful investors make money in the stock market.
c
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Under what conditions might the median voter's preferred outcome not be selected through majority rule?
What will be an ideal response?
Assume that foreign capital flows into a nation rise due to expected increases in stock market appreciation. If the nation has highly mobile international capital markets and a fixed exchange rate system, what happens to the real risk-free interest rate and current international transactions balance in the context of the Three-Sector-Model? a. The real risk-free interest rate falls and current
international transactions balance becomes more negative (or less positive). b. The real risk-free interest rate rises and current international transactions balance becomes more negative (or less positive). c. The real risk-free interest rate and current international transactions balance remain the same. d. The real risk-free interest rate rises and current international transactions balance remains the same. e. There is not enough information to determine what happens to these two macroeconomic variables.
Present discounted value refers to the
A. Value today of future payments adjusted for inflation. B. Value today of future payments adjusted for interest accrual. C. Value today of future payments adjusted for risk. D. Future value of today's dollars.
On January 1, 2008, Edward invested $10,000 at 5 percent interest for one year. The CPI on January 1, 2008 stood at 1.60. On January 1, 2009, the CPI was 1.76. The real rate of interest earned by Edward was ________ percent.
A. 5 B. -5 C. 10 D. 0