From 2000 to 2007, which country had the highest nominal house price increase?
A) Spain
B) Portugal
C) Greece
D) Italy
A
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Which of the following is an example of positive technological change?
A) A firm conducts a new advertising campaign. As a result, the demand for the firm's surf boards increases. B) A firm buys an additional machine that it uses to make surf boards. As a result, the firm is able to increase its weekly production of surf boards. C) A firm offers workers a higher wage to work on weekends and at night. As a result, the firm is able to increase its weekly production of surf boards. D) A firm's workers participate in a training program designed to increase the number of surf boards they can produce per day.
If a firm happened to be the only seller of a particular product, it might behave as a price taker as long as
A) buyers have full information about the firm's price. B) the transaction costs of doing business with this firm are low. C) there are many buyers. D) there is free entry and exit.
Imagine Tom's annual salary as an assistant store manager is $30,000, he owns a building that rents for $10,000 yearly, and his financial assets generate $1,000 per year in interest. One day, after deciding to be his own boss, he quits his job, evicts his tenants, and uses his financial assets to establish a bicycle repair shop. To run the business, he outlays $15,000 in cash to cover all the costs involved with running the business, and earns revenues of $50,000. What are Tom's economic profits?
A. $35,000 B. $50,000 C. $24,000 D. $6,000
An increased equilibrium price and a decreased equilibrium quantity results from a(an):
a. decrease in demand. b. increase in supply. c. decrease in supply. d. increase in demand.