Firms are motivated to minimize production costs because:
A. it is the most environmentally friendly way to produce goods.
B. least-cost production techniques use the smallest total quantity of resources.
C. competitive pressures in the market will drive out higher-cost producers.
D. the government provides tax credits and subsidies to low-cost producers.
Answer: C
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If the Fed acts to increase the money supply,
A) it will sell bonds, drive bond prices up, and drive interest rates down. B) it will buy bonds, drive bond prices down, and drive interest rates down. C) it will sell bonds, drive bond prices up, and drive interest rates up. D) it will buy bonds, drive bond prices up, and drive interest rates down.
When a player in a game adopts a strategy which always yields the highest benefit regardless of what the other player does, that player is using a(n)
A. dominant strategy. B. aggressive strategy. C. opportunistic strategy. D. tit-for-tat strategy.