The skewness is most likely positive for one of the following distributions:

A) The grade distribution at your college or university.
B) The U.S. income distribution.
C) SAT scores in English.
D) The height of 18 year old females in the U.S.


Ans: B) The U.S. income distribution.

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A. decrease in the demand for apples. B. increase in the demand for apples. C. decrease in the supply of apples. D. increase in the supply of apples.

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________ economics is analysis that generates objective descriptions or predictions about the world that can be verified with data

A) Positive B) Negative C) Marginal D) Normative

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If an individual discounts delayed utils with a weight of 1/4, the present value of 90 utils to be received after a year is:

A) 17.25 utils. B) 22.5 utils. C) 90 utils. D) 460 utils.

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If the market price in a competitive market is below the minimum of average variable cost, the firm will shut down

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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