Pirates have been intensely attacking ships off the shore of Somalia this year. Boat owners have reportedly coughed up more than $30 million in ransom and insurance premiums have shot up

The pirate activity and increase in premiums means that the expected wealth of boat owners who sail near Somalia is ________. A) decreasing
B) increasing
C) staying the same
D) decreasing only if they have insurance

A

Economics

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If Crunchy Fries agrees to sell its frozen potato fries to a large grocery chain on the contractual condition that the grocery chain does not sell any of Crunchy Fries' competitors' frozen potato fries, this is an example of ________.

A) a tying arrangement B) a horizontal contract C) a requirements contract D) an exclusive dealing contract

Economics

According to the textbook, the Fed's information is fairly imprecise in regards to all of these things except:

A. actual real GDP B. potential GDP C. size of output gaps D. speed of the effects of its actions

Economics