Firms are more likely to devote resources to research and development when
A) the country is in recession.
B) they expect to earn rewards from successful research and development.
C) it is easy to copy new techniques of other firms.
D) the country has been experiencing slow economic growth in order to spur economic growth.
B
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Quotas, such as limiting the amount of residential water use during a drought, restricts an individual's preference set and
A) reduces utility because an individual cannot consume as much as they would without the quota. B) increases utility because quotas restrict output and raise profits for the water company. C) reduces utility because an individual is forced to substitute to other goods. D) does not affect overall utility.
In a graph of a firm's short-run total costs and total revenue, the total cost and the total revenue curves, respectively, will intersect the vertical axis
A) above the origin, above the origin. B) above the origin, at the origin. C) at the origin, at the origin. D) below the origin, below the origin.