Normative economics answers the question, "What ought to be?" Positive economics predicts the consequences of alternative actions, answering the questions, "What is?" or "What will be?"
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Relative to the yen, from 2012-2014 the U.S. dollar
A) depreciated due to an anticipated decrease in the interest rate differential and expectations of a lower future exchange rate. B) appreciated due to an anticipated decrease in the interest rate differential and expectations of a lower future exchange rate. C) depreciated due to an anticipated increase in the interest rate differential and expectations of a higher future exchange rate. D) appreciated due to an anticipated increase in the interest rate differential and expectations of a higher future exchange rate.
Intellectual property
A) is protected by common law rather than by written laws. B) is protected by people's sense of decency rather than by written laws. C) belongs to everyone with the necessary human capital to use it. D) is often protected by copyrights and patents.
Farmer Brady sells wheat in a market where sellers are price takers. Which of the following is true in regard to Farmer Brady's production and pricing decisions?
a. Farmer Brady will be able to increase the total revenue from the sale of his wheat if he increases the price of the wheat. b. Since the market dictates the price of his product, Farmer Brady will have no incentive to minimize per-unit production costs. c. Since the market dictates the price of his product, Farmer Brady has no production decisions to make. d. It would be senseless for Farmer Brady to try to increase sales by lowering the price of his product. His entire output can be sold at the market price.
Which form of intellectual property protects a drug manufacturer against a rival stealing its brand name?
A. Copymark B. Copyright C. Patent D. Trademark