While falling prey to the seductive ways of Catwoman, Batman sacrifices the opportunity of protecting Gotham City from a crime spree initiated by the Joker. That foregone opportunity is a(n) ________ cost of (yet again) falling prey to Catwoman

The purpose of having the members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve serve fourteen-year terms is to

A) establish long-standing ties with high-level officials of other nations' central banks. B) ensure that the governors become well-experienced at policymaking. C) promote unity of opinion from shared time together. D) insulate the governors' policy decisions from the influence of presidential elections and politics.

A barter economy is an economy where

A) goods and services are exchanged for money. B) goods and services are exchanged for liabilities. C) money is exchanged for goods and services. D) goods and services are exchanged for other goods and services.