The law of increasing costs causes the production possibilities curve to be bowed outward from the origin

Checking account deposits are counted in M1, but savings account deposits are not because

A) checking deposits can be used for payment; cash in savings cannot. B) checking deposits are a form of consumption; savings deposits are a form of investments. C) Trick question! Neither type is counted in M1. D) Trick question! Both deposit types are counted in M1.

Suppose two firms are trying to decide how much to budget for research and development. Once a new discovery is made, each firm benefits regardless of which firm developed the innovation. In this R&D game of chicken, the Nash equilibrium will be that

A) either both firms conduct the R&D or neither firm conducts the R&D. B) only one firm conducts the R&D but which firm conducts the R&D cannot be determined. C) both firms conduct the R&D. D) neither firm conducts the R&D.