A line graph that shows rising and falling profits over several years would have a(n)
a. A 90 degree slope
b. downward slope
c. varied slope
d. almost level slope
Ans: c. varied slope
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A) 10 years B) 35 years C) 20 years D) 3.5 years
Thinking as an economist would, which is TRUE of investment?
A) Investment is putting money into stocks and bonds. B) Investment is a stock concept. C) Investment represents spending on capital goods. D) It is the portion of disposable income that is not used for consumption or saving.
All of the following are true for the leader firm in a Stackelberg oligopoly with a linear demand and marginal cost except which one?
A) The leader earns more profit than the follower second firm. B) The leader earns more profit than if it operated in a Chamberlin oligopoly. C) The leader has first-mover advantage. D) The leader takes the follower second firm's best-response production into consideration when determining its output level.
For each bottle of wine that Italy produces, it gives up the opportunity to make 10 pounds of cheese. France gives up the opportunity to produce of 1 bottle of wine for every 25 pounds of cheese it produces. Which of the following is true about the
comparative advantage between the two countries? A) Italy has the comparative advantage in cheese. B) Italy has the comparative advantage in wine. C) France has the comparative advantage in wine and cheese. D) France has the comparative advantage in wine.