Last year you purchased 20 shirts at $15 apiece, 30 CDs at $12 each, and 5 sweaters at $25 apiece. This year you buy 20 shirts at $20 apiece, 30 CDs at $12 apiece, and 5 sweaters at $20 a apiece. If last year's index was 100, this year's index is
A) 91.3.
B) 102.0.
C) 109.5.
D) 9.5.
C
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Use the following graph, which shows the supply and demand curves for dollars in the pound/dollar market, to answer the next question.
Assume that D1 and S1 are the initial demand for and supply of dollars. Suppose that Britain's demand for dollars increases from D1 to D2. If the British government wishes to fix the exchange rate at the initial level, then it would be faced with a problem of ________.
A. rationing Q2 dollars among British importers who would like to acquire Q3 dollars B. rationing Q3 dollars among British importers who would like to acquire Q2 dollars C. deteriorating terms of trade D. a rise in the pound price of dollars
Game theory reveals that
A) the equilibrium might not be the best solution for the parties involved. B) firms in oligopoly are not interdependent. C) each player looks after what is best for the industry. D) if all firms in an oligopoly take the action that maximizes their profit, then the equilibrium will have the largest possible combined profit of all the firms. E) firms in an oligopoly choose their actions without regard for what the other firms might do.
If the opportunity cost of producing corn is lower for Ohio than for Iowa, then:
A. Iowa should specialize in corn production. B. Iowa has the comparative advantage in corn production. C. Iowa should export corn to Ohio. D. Ohio has the comparative advantage in corn production.
Suppose that there are five bottles of lemonade, each of which gives a consumer the same level of utility. According to the law of diminishing marginal utility, how can the consumer receive the highest utility?
a. Consume all five bottles in the next hour b. Consume all five bottles today c. Consume all five bottles in one day next week d. Consume two bottles today and three tomorrow e. Consume one bottle each day for the next five days