The U.S. Department of Energy is investing $60 billion in rural parts of the U.S., largely in the Great Plains, in order to develop what alternative source of energy?

We cannot predict the effect on the market clearing price, but know that the equilibrium quantity will decrease when

A) supply increases and demand decreases B) supply decreases and demand increases. C) supply and demand for a product simultaneously decrease. D) supply and demand for a product simultaneously increase.

Suppose that you are an Israeli citizen and had invested in a one-year U.S. bond that yielded 5 percent. The bond cost $5,000 and paid $5,250 at the end of the year. At the time you bought the bond, the exchange rate was 3.8 shekels/dollar. How many shekels did the bond cost? If the exchange rate fell to 3.5 shekels/dollar over this time period, what would the return on your investment be?

What will be an ideal response?