In 2000, the top 100 transnational companies produced about _____________ percent of the entire world's output, which was approximately as much as what ________________ produced that year

All of the following take place in the direct finance market except

A) ownership in corporations is sold in the form of common stock. B) ownership in corporations is sold in the form of preferred stock. C) corporate bonds are sold to savers. D) deposits from savers are accumulated and loans made to borrowers.

Which of the following explains most accurately why the firm's short-run marginal cost curve will eventually rise?

A. As more of the variable factor is used, the higher the price of that factor. B. When diminishing marginal returns set in, it will take ever-larger quantities of the variable resources to produce an additional unit of output. C. As the variable factor is used more intensely, its marginal product will rise, causing an increase in marginal costs. D. As the size of the firm increases, the operational efficiency of the firm declines, causing an increase in marginal costs.