Suppose a risk-neutral power plant needs 10,000 tons of coal for its operations next month. It is uncertain about the future price of coal. Today it sells for $60 a ton but next month it could be $50 or $70 (with equal probability). How much would the power plant be willing to pay today for an option to buy a ton of coal next month at today's price? (Ignore discounting over the short period of a

An economic recession produces

A) a decrease in cyclical unemployment. B) an increase in structural unemployment. C) a decrease in natural unemployment. D) an increase in cyclical unemployment. E) an increase in natural unemployment.

Which of the following is TRUE?

A) Economic efficiency occurs if the maximum feasible amount of output is achieved from a given quantity of inputs. B) Economic efficiency depends only on what is feasible. C) If production is technologically efficient then it must be economically efficient. D) None of the above statements are correct.