What is a patent?
What will be an ideal response?
A right to sell a particular good for a certain period of time.
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If you put $500 into a checking account, the immediate effect (do not consider the money multiplier which we will study in the next chapter) is:
a. M1 rises, M2 falls, and the monetary base remains the same. b. M1 falls, M2 falls, and the monetary base remains the same. c. M1 rises, M2 rises, and the monetary base remains the same. d. M1, M2, and the monetary base fall. e. M1, M2, and the monetary base remain the same.
About ______ percent of the workforce in the United States is employed in the service sector.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
If the fundamental value of the exchange rate is less than the official (fixed) exchange rate, the country has an ________ problem, and it will ________ reserves.
A. undervaluation; lose B. overvaluation; lose C. undervaluation; gain D. overvaluation; gain
You are in the market for a used 2013 Honda Accord. You know that half of the 2013 Accords are lemons and half are peaches. If you could be assured that the Accord you were buying was a peach, you would be willing to pay up to $10,000. On the other hand, you would only be willing to pay $2,000 for a lemon. You have no ability to discern whether any particular Accord is a lemon or a peach. Sellers of Accords, on the other hand, are likely to know whether their particular car is a lemon or a peach. Suppose sellers of lemons will sell their cars for $1,500 or more and peach sellers will be willing to sell their cars for $8,500 or more. You are willing to offer ________ for a car of unknown quality and ________ are willing to sell you their car.
A. $2,000; lemon owners only B. $5,000; lemon owners only C. $6,000; lemon owners only D. $8,500; both lemon and peach owners