Tom borrows $100,000 from his local bank to purchase inventory for his store for the upcoming holiday season. Tom's neighbor tells him about a get-rich-quick scheme that can take this $100,000 and triple it in a month. Tom decides to buy into this scheme figuring he can repay the bank and still have plenty left for inventory. This is an example of:
A. diversification.
B. sound risk analysis on Tom's part.
C. moral hazard.
D. adverse selection.
Answer: C
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A. 1.50. B. 3.33. C. 0.67. D. 0.3.
Average variable cost is at a minimum at the same amount of output at which
A) average product is at a maximum. B) marginal product is at a maximum. C) average product is at a minimum. D) marginal product is at a minimum.
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a. Tying b. Bundling c. Fraud, the company is not allowed to sell for any higher than the regulatory pric d. Both A&B
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