James used $200,000 from his savings account that paid an annual interest of 10% to purchase a hardware store. After one year, James sold the business for 300,000 . His economic profit is:
a. $300,000
b. $100,000
c. $80,000
d. $20,000
c
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Consider a market in which there is an external cost. A tax can be used to arrive at the efficient market equilibrium because the tax will
A) decrease supply of the good. B) increase supply of the good. C) decrease demand for the good. D) increase demand for the good.
After the U.S. government deregulated the trucking industry:
A. profits rose. B. freight prices rose. C. freight prices fell. D. the number of trucking companies decreased.
Refer to the data. For Plan D marginal costs and marginal benefits are:
A. $72,000 and $64,000 respectively.
B. $28,000 and $12,000 respectively.
C. $24,000 and $18,000 respectively.
D. $16,000 and $28,000 respectively.
Over half of the increase in labor productivity in India since 1993 has been due to
A) the growth rate of the capital stock. B) total factor productivity growth. C) a decrease in the population. D) successful infrastructure investment.