Joe is self-employed in a store that has a rental value of $500 a month which he pays, but he can vacate the building without giving notice. His other expenses are $100 a month for maintenance. He makes $25,000 a year on net sales (total revenue minus the wholesale cost of the product). If he quit his job and worked the same number of hours elsewhere at a job he liked equally well, he estimates that he could make $20,000 a year. No one else can be hired to work in the store. Suppose that the store owner gave Joe the store. Now what should he do?
A. Work part-time.
B. Keep the job.
C. Quit his job.
D. It is impossible to say with the information given in the problem.
Answer: C
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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A) a rise in income and the interest rate. B) a rise in income and a decline in the interest rate. C) a decline in income and the interest rate. D) a decline in income and a rise in the interest rate.
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A) 2 million; 4 million
B) 0; 5 million
C) 4 million; 5 million
D) None of the above answers is correct.
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a. demand for U.S. exports. b. the U.S. demand for the products and financial assets of other countries. c. the U.S. demand for domestic goods and services. d. foreign demand for U.S. products. e. foreign demand for U.S. financial assets.