Because they combine high yield and high risk, junk bonds
A) should never be considered sound investments.
B) may increase the overall yield of a portfolio containing stocks without an undue increase in risk.
C) should be purchased only by risk lovers.
D) None of the above.
B
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The cranberry market is perfectly competitive. Reports that consuming cranberries can lead to improved health result in a permanent increase in the demand for cranberries and an immediate upward jump in the price of cranberries
As time passes, the price of cranberries ________ and the initial firms' economic ________. A) falls; profit will be eliminated B) rises still higher; loss will be eliminated C) rises still higher; profit will not change D) falls; loss will be increased E) falls; profit will not change
Dell Computers decides to produce PCs and sell them directly over the Internet and via Best Buy. This is an example of
A) incentives. B) a microeconomic decision. C) a macroeconomic decision. D) scarcity.
Using the data in the above table, in the short-run macroeconomic equilibrium, the price level is ________ and the level of real GDP is ________
A) 105; $10 trillion B) 110; $10 trillion C) 110; $11 trillion D) 115; $10 trillion
One reason China has been able to grow so rapidly even though its financial development is still in its early stages is
A) the high savings rate of around 40%. B) the shift of labor to the agricultural sector. C) the stringent enforcement of financial contracts. D) the ease of obtaining high-quality information about creditors.