Which of the following takes place in the direct finance market?
A) Firms borrow funds from banks.
B) Deposits from savers are accumulated and loans made to borrowers.
C) Ownership in corporations is sold in the form of preferred stock.
D) Banks offer savings accounts to customers.
Answer: C
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Agricultural prices fell during each of these periods EXCEPT
A. 1865-1900. B. 1900-1919. C. 1929-1933. D. There is no exception. Agricultural prices fell in all these time periods.
To economize means to
A) allocate available resources in a way that yields the most value to the economizer. B) behave in a selfish rather than generous manner. C) conserve as much as possible for future use. D) put economic theory to work. E) save rather than spend.
Which of the following models is used quite often to capture decreasing or increasing marginal effects of a variable?
A. Models with logarithmic functions B. Models with quadratic functions C. Models with variables in level D. Models with interaction terms
Refer to the information provided in Figure 12.5 below to answer the question(s) that follow. 
Figure 12.5
Refer to Figure 12.5. A firm produces hula hoops in a perfectly competitive market and currently produces and sells 100 per week. At this production quantity of 100 per week, society would be best served
A. if the price was higher than $10 per hula hoop. B. if the price was lower than $10 per hula hoop. C. if the price remained at $10 per hula hoop. D. Society cannot be best served at a production quantity of 100, regardless of the price per hula hoop.