If a competitive firm finds that it maximizes short-run profits by shutting down, which of the following must be TRUE?
A) p < AVC for all levels of output.
B) p < AVC only for the level of output at which p = MC.
C) p < AVC only if the firm has no fixed costs.
D) The firm will earn zero profit.
A
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A) vertical because the quantity of money is fixed at any one moment. B) horizontal because interest rates are fixed at any one moment. C) horizontal because the Fed controls the quantity of money supplied. D) upward sloping, showing the influence of the interest rate. E) downward sloping, showing the negative influence of the interest rate.
Suppose that you could buy a one-year bond today, which has an interest rate of 3%. If you wait a year and buy a one-year bond then, the interest rate will be 4%. Two years from now, a one-year bond is expected to offer an interest rate of 5%
According to the expectations theory of the term structure of interest rates, what is the interest rate on a two-year bond today? What is the interest rate on a three-year bond today?