The price of an airline ticket from Denver to Washington, D.C. costs $600. A bus ticket costs $150. Traveling by plane takes 6 hours compared with 51 hours by bus. Other things constant, an individual would gain by choosing air travel if, and only if, his time were valued at more than

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$10 per hour.

Economics

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A perfectly competitive firm faces a demand curve that is

A) perpendicular to the quantity axis. B) horizontal. C) vertical. D) perfectly inelastic.

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What does it mean for a loan to be in default?

A) when the borrower of the a loan fails to repay on schedule according to a loan contract, without the agreement of the lender B) when the borrower of a loan fails to repay on schedule according to a loan contract, with the agreement of the lender C) when the lender of a loan fails to supplies the full amount of a loan to the borrower D) when the lender of a loan supplies the full amount of a loan to a borrower without any promise of being repaid E) when the lender of a loan fails to offer the promised sum

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In a progressive tax system

A. the marginal tax rate and the average tax rate decrease as income levels increase and the marginal tax rate is less than the average tax rate. B. the marginal tax rate and the average tax rate increase as income levels increase and the marginal tax rate exceeds the average tax rate. C. the marginal tax rate increase as income increases but the average tax rate does not change as income increases. D. the marginal tax rate and the average tax rate are the same for every income level and the same as income increases.

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What is the difference between a deductible and a co payment as it applies to medical insurance?

What will be an ideal response?

Economics