In a market system, a firm's employees are typically shielded from business risk by:

Mr. Blowfish opened a seafood store in December. He borrowed $60,000 from a bank at an annual interest rate of 8 percent. He used the funds he borrowed to purchase $60,000 of capital equipment. Over the year, he rented a building for $50,000 a year

During the first year of operation, Blowfish paid $45,000 to his employees, $20,000 for utilities, and $25,000 for raw fish he bought from other firms. In December of the next year, the market value of his capital was $50,000. Blowfish's best alternative to running the seafood store is to work for a grocery store as a sales clerk for $20,000 a year. a) What is the economic depreciation of Blowfish's capital? b) What are Blowfish's total opportunity costs? c) What is Blowfish's economic profit?

By the eve of World War I, the United States accounted for more than ___ of the world's industrial production. a.15% b.30% c.60% d.90%