If an economist is trying to figure out, in a certain situation, “What would happen if?”, then that economist is working in the area of

Pineapple growing is a perfectly competitive industry. How does the market demand curve for pineapples compare to the demand curve for an individual pineapple grower?

What will be an ideal response?

A newly-issued eighteen-year Treasury security can be stripped into __________ separate zero coupon securities

A) two B) eighteen C) thirty-seven D) seventy-three