An increase in the riskiness of corporate bonds will ________ the yield on corporate bonds and ________ the yield on Treasury securities, everything else held constant
A) increase; increase
B) reduce; reduce
C) increase; reduce
D) reduce; increase
C
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The above table gives some cost data for Peter's Pickles. Peter's fixed cost is $20. His total cost of producing 6 barrels of pickles is
A) $160. B) $180. C) $450. D) There is not enough information to answer the question.
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1) If no consumer surplus exists in a market, it is possible for a firm to earn greater profits. 2) In first-degree price discrimination, the firm's marginal revenue curve is equal to its demand curve. 3) In third-degree price discrimination, the price markup is smaller in the markets that are less responsive to price changes. 4) In third-degree price discrimination, consumer groups with the largest price elasticity of demand will pay the lowest price compared to the consumer groups with smaller price elasticities. 5) If the own price elasticity of demand for a firm's product is the same across all consumers, it is not possible for the firm to practice third-degree price discrimination.
Suppose the output of a firm hiring workers in a competitive labor market increases by three units when an additional worker is hired. This firm will hire more laborers if the market price of its product is $4 and the wage rate is $9 . [Hint: Marginal revenue product of a resource is equal to the product of marginal product of the resource and the marginal revenue of the firm.]
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Wages will tend to be high in labor markets where supply is relatively high and demand is relatively weak.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)