Select the phrase that correctly completes the following statement. "A decrease in the number of manufacturers caused a decrease in the supply of sailboats. As a result,
A) the price of sailboats increased and the demand for sailboats decreased."
B) the equilibrium quantity of sailboats increased."
C) the price of sailboats increased. The higher price caused the supply of sailboats to increase."
D) the price of sailboats increased and the quantity of sailboats demanded decreased."
D
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The problem with the separation of ownership from control is that
A) the owner in a proprietorship may not always act in the profit-maximizing fashion because he or she may not have the experience or expertise that professional managers have. B) the managing partner of a firm may not always behave in the way that other managers would if they were the managing partners. C) the managers of the firm can make decisions that reduce the wealth of the owners while not reducing their own wealth. D) the owners of firms may not always know the best way to run a firm, yet they are the ones who elect the managers of the firm.
The present value of receiving M dollars two years from now when the prevailing interest rate is i is equal to
a. M - i2 b. M ? i2 c. M/i d. M/(1 - i) e. M/(1 + i)2