Your textbook refers to a "basket" of currencies. What is it?
a. a random selection of currencies
b. currencies that are low-valued and unstable
c. currencies that represent the average increase in value for all currencies
d. currencies most used by the nation in its trade and other transactions, weighted by their importance
Ans: d. currencies most used by the nation in its trade and other transactions, weighted by their importance
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Suppose the regular price of a first-class ticket is $800, the total price of the upgrade ticket (original price plus the upgrade) is $400, the marginal cost of serving both types of customers (full-fare and upgrade first-class flyers) is $100, and the airline maximizes profits. Which of the following statements is true? A) MR for the full-fare customers must be higher than the MR from upgrade customers. B) MR for the full-fare customers may be higher or lower than the MR from upgrades. C) MR = MC for the full-fare customers, but the airline is willing to collect any positive amount from the upgrade customers. D) MR must be the same for both full-fare and upgrade customers.
Slick Shades has a constant marginal cost of production equal to $40 and the distributors have a constant marginal cost of distribution equal to $20. If Slick Shades vertically integrates with the perfectly competitive distributors, the relevant demand curve for the combined firm is the ________ demand curve and the combined firm's marginal cost is equal to ________.
The figure above shows the wholesale demand and marginal revenue curves for Slick Shades Sunglasses, a sunglasses firm with market power. Slick Shades Sunglasses has a constant marginal cost of production and it sells to perfectly competitive independent retail distributors that have a constant marginal cost of distribution.
A) wholesale; $60
B) retail; $40
C) retail; $60
D) wholesale; $40
A shoe salesman working on commission must decide whether to work hard or shirk. Working hard would increase the probability of a sale from 20% to 70% but would cost him $5 . If the average price of shoes is $100, what is the minimum commission rate would induce him to work hard?
a. 4% b. 6% c. 8% d. 10%
Elephants are endangered, but cows are not because
a. cows are not as valuable as elephants. b. elephants are a common resource, while cows are private goods. c. cows are a common resource, while elephants are private goods. d. it is legal to kill cows but not elephants.