Economics

A county in Tennessee is considering the following public interest project. Init

A county in Tennessee is considering the following public interest project. Initial Cost $22.5M Annual Maintenance Cost $525K EUAB $3.3M Given a useful life of 12 years and an int…

A county is considering using a piece of park land for one of two alternative re

A county is considering using a piece of park land for one of two alternative recreation projects. Project A would require construction costs of $2 million (year 0) and generate n…

A couple recently married is considering the purchase of a $250,000 home. They h

A couple recently married is considering the purchase of a $250,000 home.  They have no savings of their own and are contemplating funding the cost through a combination of three …

A couple wants to save for their daughter’s college expense. The daughter will e

A couple wants to save for their daughter’s college expense. The daughter will enter college 10 years from now and she will need $45,000, $46,000, $47,000 and $48,000 in actual do…

A couple wishes to borrow money using the equity in their home for collateral. A

A couple wishes to borrow money using the equity in their home for collateral. A loan company will loan them up to 70% of their equity. They purchased their home 11 years ago for …

A couple with a newborn son wants to save for their childs college expenses in a

A couple with a newborn son wants to save for their childs college expenses in advance. The couple can establish a college fund that pays 7% annual interest. Assuming that the chi…

A couple, both recently graduated engineers, are deciding on some details for th

A couple, both recently graduated engineers, are deciding on some details for their honeymoon. They have looked at a honeymoon suite review for the hotel of interest on the Intern…

A couple\'s daughter has just turned seven. They want to set up a savings plan w

A couple's daughter has just turned seven. They want to set up a savings plan whereby each quarter they deposit an amount at 15% compounded quarterly to cover the cost of her coll…

A couple\'s daughter has just turned seven. They want to set up a savings plan w

A couple's daughter has just turned seven. They want to set up a savings plan whereby each quarter they deposit an amount at 15% compounded quarterly to cover the cost of her coll…

A crane has an initial cost of $150,000 and an estimated useful life of 10 years

A crane has an initial cost of $150,000 and an estimated useful life of 10 years. The salvage value after 10 years of use is estimated to be $40,000. [10 Points] a. What is the bo…

A critical machine in a copper refining operation was purchased 7 years ago for

A critical machine in a copper refining operation was purchased 7 years ago for dollar 36,000. Last year a replacement study was performed with the decision to retain for 3 more y…

A critical marketing task for a venture desiring high growth is to. A. In additi

A critical marketing task for a venture desiring high growth is to. A. In addition to serving current customers, marketers must rapidly identify, and acquire, new profitable segme…

A cross-country analysis of money growth shows that A. the growth rate in the mo

A cross-country analysis of money growth shows that A. the growth rate in the money supply was lower in countries with lower inflation rates. B. the growth rate in the money suppl…

A cruel master owns a productive slave. The master maximizes the profits he make

A cruel master owns a productive slave. The master maximizes the profits he makes from selling produced only using the slave’s labor (24-L). The master does not pay the slave a wa…

A cruel master owns a productive slave. The master maximizes the profits he make

A cruel master owns a productive slave. The master maximizes the profits he makes from selling produced only using the slave’s labor (24-L). The master does not pay the slave a wa…

A cup of coffee inside the Denver airport often costs significantly more than an

A cup of coffee inside the Denver airport often costs significantly more than an identical cup at the gas station just outside the airport. Using similar critical thinking as that…

A cupcake store is located in a mall and in the only cupcake siore in l The demu

A cupcake store is located in a mall and in the only cupcake siore in l The demund schodule So cupcakes iper denen) is given in the table below. Ifthe marginal cost te pnoduce a d…

A cupcake store is located in a mall and is the only cupcake store in that mall.

A cupcake store is located in a mall and is the only cupcake store in that mall. The demand schedule for cupcakes (per dozen) is given in the table below. If the marginal cost to …

A cupcake store is located in a mall and is the only cupcake store in that mall.

A cupcake store is located in a mall and is the only cupcake store in that mall. The demand schedule for cupcakes (per dozen) is given in the table below. If the marginal cost to …

A cupcake store is located in a mall and is the only cupcake store in that mall.

A cupcake store is located in a mall and is the only cupcake store in that mall. The demand schedule for cupcakes (per dozen) is given in the table below. If the marginal cost to …

A currency \'forward\' transaction Select one: a. means that the payment must be

A currency 'forward' transaction Select one: a. means that the payment must be made now with delivery at a future date 0 b. calls for purchase delivery of a currency at a fixed ex…

A currency depreciation on the foreign exchange market will: encourage imports t

A currency depreciation on the foreign exchange market will: encourage imports to the country whose currency has depreciated. discourage imports to the country whose currency has …

A current database in education is whether teachers should be paid on a standard

A current database in education is whether teachers should be paid on a standard pay scale based solely upon their years of training and teaching experience, or whether part of th…

A custodial company estimates that each cleaning job adds $25 to total costs. Th

A custodial company estimates that each cleaning job adds $25 to total costs. The firm’s demand is given by the equation below. Estimated demand equation: Q = 55,000 – 1,000P She …

A cut in marginal tax rates would: increase the price level and real GDP in the

A cut in marginal tax rates would: increase the price level and real GDP in the short run if it has no effect on short-run aggregate supply. increase the price level and real GDP …

A cut in taxes ________, therefore shifting the aggregate demand curve to the __

A cut in taxes ________, therefore shifting the aggregate demand curve to the ________. a.increases disposable income and consumption; right decreases government transfers and con…

A dam is being considered on a river that periodically overflows. Each time the

A dam is being considered on a river that periodically overflows. Each time the river overflows, it causes about $600,000 in damages. The project horizon is about 40 years. A 10% …

A dam is proposed on a stretch of wild river, a river that is currently used for

A dam is proposed on a stretch of wild river, a river that is currently used for recreation. The dam will generate electricity. The dam will have a useful life of 50 years, after …

A dam will cost $1,000,000 to build immediately and will yield benefits of $400,

A dam will cost $1,000,000 to build immediately and will yield benefits of $400,000 a year for the next three years. At a discount rate of 10%, which is true? The benefits are $1,…

A debt of $5000 can be repaid, with interest at 8% by the following payments The

A debt of $5000 can be repaid, with interest at 8% by the following payments The payment at the end of the fifth year is shown as x, How much is X? $1.495.91 $1.154.45 $2, 050.56 …

A decision at the margin Bob is a hard-working college freshman. One Tuesday, he

A decision at the margin Bob is a hard-working college freshman. One Tuesday, he decides to work nonstop until he has answered 150 practice problems for his economics course. He s…

A decision maker is indifferent between the certainty equivalent(y^) of 15 perce

A decision maker is indifferent between the certainty equivalent(y^) of 15 percent improvement and "achieving 10-percent or 35-percent improvement with 50-50 percent chance," or t…

A decline in consumer confidence will O cause output to fall and the price level

A decline in consumer confidence will O cause output to fall and the price level to rise. O cause output to rise and the price level to rise. O cause output to fall and the price …

A declining unemployment rate: is always an indication that the economy is perfo

A declining unemployment rate: is always an indication that the economy is performing well. is always an indication that the economy is performing poorly. is generally an indicati…

A decrease in a transfer payment to Herbert (like his Social Security Check) wil

A decrease in a transfer payment to Herbert (like his Social Security Check) will: A) decease consumption spending B) compensate for his risk-taking with Chris C) make market deci…

A decrease in autonomous investment of $100 that occurs when the marginal propen

A decrease in autonomous investment of $100 that occurs when the marginal propensity to save (MPS) equals 0.25 will lead to a decrease in real GDP of $25. $100. $400. $800. A decr…

A decrease in demand means that consumers will buy (larger, smaller) quantities

A decrease in demand means that consumers will buy (larger, smaller) quantities at every price, or will pay (more, less) for the same quantities. A change in income or in the pric…

A decrease in demand, accompanied by a simultaneous decrease in supply, will alw

A decrease in demand, accompanied by a simultaneous decrease in supply, will always cause the equilibrium price and quantity of the good to fall. The long run refers to the time i…

A decrease in net taxes All of the following are tools of fiscal policy except o

A decrease in net taxes All of the following are tools of fiscal policy except one. Which is the exception Taxes Transfer payments Interest rates Govemment purchases of goods Gove…

A decrease in the demand for incandescent light bulbs due to changes in consumer

A decrease in the demand for incandescent light bulbs due to changes in consumer tastes, accompanied by a decrease in the supply of incandescent light bulbs as a result of governm…

A decrease in the federal funds rate OA lowers other sort -term interest rate, r

A decrease in the federal funds rate OA lowers other sort -term interest rate, raises the real interest rate, and increases aggregate demand. OB. decreases the supply of loanable …

A decrease in the interest rate will cause a(n) increase in the investment deman

A decrease in the interest rate will cause a(n) increase in the investment demand curve. decrease in the investment demand curve. movement up along the investment demand curve. mo…

A decrease in the overal level of investment in an economy, holding everything e

A decrease in the overal level of investment in an economy, holding everything else constant, causes the price level (as evidenced by the CPI or GDP Deflator) to______in the short…

A decrease in the price level a. increases the quantity of goods and services de

A decrease in the price level a. increases the quantity of goods and services demanded. b. increases the quantity of goods and services supplied in the short run. c. decreases the…

A decrease in the price of a productive factor will result in each of the follow

A decrease in the price of a productive factor will result in each of the following except a(n): A) rightward shift in the demand curves for all products which use the factor. B) …

A decrease in the supply of money in an economy could be caused by (choose all t

A decrease in the supply of money in an economy could be caused by (choose all that apply): a. an increase in the discount rate. b. a decrease in the discount rate. c. an increase…

A decreased reliance on colonization Increased urbanization 2 points Question 26

A decreased reliance on colonization Increased urbanization 2 points Question 26 WRONG 1. It is a stylized fact that a strong economic expansion tends to lead to... an increase in…

A decreasing-cost industry will have? a.a downward sloping supply curve in the l

A decreasing-cost industry will have? a.a downward sloping supply curve in the long run b.an upward sloping demand curve in the long run c.a perfectly elastic long-run supply curv…

A delivery car had a first cost of $26,000, an annual operating cost of $13,000,

A delivery car had a first cost of $26,000, an annual operating cost of $13,000, and an estimated $7000 salvage value after its 6-year life. Due to an economic slowdown, the car w…

A delivery company is considering adding another vehicle to its delivery fleet,

A delivery company is considering adding another vehicle to its delivery fleet, all the vehicles of which are rented for $100 per day. Assume that the additional vehicle would be …