A mass-production bagel factory is considering the purchase of a flash freezer to improve the quality of the raw dough it provides supermarket bakeries
The freezer costs $750,000 and would increase business revenues by $48,000 a year after all expenses besides interest are paid. If the interest rate is 7.8 percent, what is the freezer's annual profit rate? A) 7.8 percent.
B) 1.4 percent.
C) -1.4 percent.
D) 5.9 percent.
E) -5.9 percent.
C
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Refer to Figure 4-5. The figure above represents the market for pecans. Assume that this is a competitive market. At a quantity of 4,000 pounds
A) the marginal benefit of pecans is greater than the marginal cost; therefore, output is inefficiently low. B) the marginal benefit of pecans is greater than the marginal cost; therefore, output is inefficiently high. C) the marginal cost of pecans is greater than the marginal benefit; therefore, output is inefficiently low. D) producers should raise the price to $9 in order to sell the quantity demanded of 4,000.
The President's statement that "to encourage economic growth, taxes should be cut"
A) would be an example of a normative statement. B) would be an example of a positive statement. C) would be an example of a microeconomic statement. D) would be a statement of mercantilist economic philosophy.