Considering interest-rate swaps, the swap rate is:
A. the rate being offered on U.S. Treasury securities of similar maturities.
B. another name for the swap spread.
C. a measure of overall risk in the economy.
D. the benchmark rate plus a premium.
Answer: D
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A. people are rational, but their behavior doesn't always follow this assumption. B. people are irrational, but there are some correlations in behavior that have been proven. C. people are rational, but this doesn't really ever resemble reality. D. people are irrational, but this is too difficult to put into a model.
If you must determine the long-run equilibrium output of a perfectly competitive firm and you are permitted to see only one curve, which of the following curves is most helpful?
A. Demand B. Marginal cost C. Average cost D. Average fixed cost
Suppose the price elasticity of supply for cheese is 0.6 in the short run and 1.4 in the long run. If an increase in the demand for cheese causes the price of cheese to increase by 15%, then the quantity supplied of cheese will increase by
a. 0.4% in the short run and 4.6% in the long run. b. 1.7% in the short run and 0.7% in the long run. c. 9% in the short run and 21% in the long run. d. 25% in the short run and 10.7% in the long run.
The River Rouge plant was built by the Ford Motor Company in the 1920s to produce the company's Model A car. Which of the following is evidence that the River Rouge plant suffered from diseconomies of scale?
A) Despite an expensive advertising campaign the Model A did not earn the company a profit. B) Model A cars made at the River Rouge plant failed to earn Ford a profit. Ford eventually constructed smaller plants to make the Model A at a lower average cost. C) Model A cars made at the River Rouge plant failed to earn a profit. Ford reduced the average cost of the Model A by cutting its employees' wages. D) Model A cars made at the River Rouge plant failed to earn a profit because the price of steel used to manufacture the Model A rose when workers in the steel industry went on strike.