Economists assume that rational people do all of the following except
A) undertake activities that benefit others and hurt themselves.
B) respond to economic incentives.
C) use all available information as they act to achieve their goals.
D) weigh the benefits and costs of all possible alternative actions.
A
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At the end of World War II in 1945, many economists and business managers expected that the U.S. economy would enter a severe recession. At that time, Sears and Montgomery Ward were the two largest department store chains in the country
Sears CEO Robert Wood expected continuing prosperity and opened new stores. Montgomery Ward CEO Sewell Avery expected falling incomes and rising unemployment and closed a number of existing stores. The results of their actions were seen during the late 1940s, when A) Sears declared bankruptcy and was purchased by Montgomery Ward. B) Montgomery Ward weathered the economic downturn in better financial shape than Sears. C) Sears had to close many of the new stores it had opened following the end of the war. D) Sears rapidly gained market share at Montgomery Ward's expense.
Refer to the below table for a profit-maximizing firm. The price of the firm's product is $10 per unit and the wage rate is a constant $110 a day. How many workers will the firm hire, assuming purely competitive product and resource markets?
