The figure shows the market for rental units in Gladstone. The market is in equilibrium. The government now introduces a rent ceiling of $500 a month. The price of a rental unit ________ and the number of units rented ________

A) increases by $500 per month; decreases
B) increases by $100 per month; increases
C) decreases by $100 per month; decreases
D) remains the same; remains the same

C

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We can be more confident that standard deviation is a good measure of the risk of an asset (held in isolation) when

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