The "Economics in Action" in the text mentions that the elasticity of demand for agricultural products is 0.42. If a drought boosts the price of corn 25 percent, then we can calculate the quantity of corn demanded ________

A) increased by 10.5 percent
B) decreased by 10.5 percent
C) increased by 8.4 percent
D) decreased by 8.4 percent

B

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Starting at full employment, a business cycle can be described by the following sequence: ________ equilibrium, ________ equilibrium, ________ equilibrium

A) full-employment; below full-employment; above full-employment B) below full-employment; full-employment; above full-employment C) above full-employment; below full-employment; full-employment D) below full-employment; full-employment; below full-employment

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What is the difference between directly holding stock in a company like Apple and investing in a mutual fund that holds Apple stock?

What will be an ideal response?

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