The situation in which investors choose to put their funds in a safe asset during uncertain times is known as
A) hedging.
B) speculation.
C) flight to quality.
D) arbitrage.
C
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. An attorney that finds a loophole in a law has formed a creative response to the law. 2. The amount of output produced by two firms in a Cournot oligopoly setting is greater than that produced by a monopoly, but smaller than that which would be produced if the market were perfectly competitive. 3. According to the Bertrand model, price and output is higher under oligopoly than under competition. 4. A firm has monopoly power when it is the single seller of a good or service. 5. If a monopoly desires to raise its profits, it can simply raise the price it charges.
Suppose the production of DVD players can be represented by the following production function: q = L0.4K0.4. The firm currently produces q1 units. If all inputs doubled, the new level of output will equal
A) 20.4 * q1. B) 20.8 * q1. C) 0.8 * q1. D) 1.6 * q1.
Suppose the price levels in an economy in four successive years are 100, 120, 133, and 140 . Which of the following is true in such a case? a. The economy is experiencing hyperinflation
b. The economy is experiencing deflation. c. The economy is experiencing inflation. d. The economy is experiencing increasing inflation. e. The economy is experiencing disinflation.
How does this graph indicate inelastic demand?
a. The distance between Q1 and Q2 is the same as the distance between P1 and P2.
b. The distance between Q1 and Q2 is less than the distance between P1 and P2.
c. The distance between Q1 and Q2 is slightly more than the distance between P1 and P2.
d. The distance between Q1 and Q2 is much more than the distance between P1 and P2.