Which of the following defines an annuity?
a. For a fee, an insurance company provides you with regular income until you die.
b. A surcharge is added to life-insurance premiums paid by persons in dangerous occupations.
c. Annuity is another name for stock funds managed by mutual fund managers.
d. Annuity is another name for any diversified portfolio.
a
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Mainstream economists believe that Keynesian economists overstate the effect of the multiplier effect. Which of the following statements would mainstream economists NOT consider to be accurate?
A) A fiscals stimulus does not provide a 'free lunch' but does 'crowd out' private consumption expenditure and investment. B) A fiscal stimulus is a vital tool to fight recession and depression due to the multiplier effect. C) Effects of a fiscal stimulus are small and short lived. D) A fiscal stimulus results in bigger government, lower potential GDP, and slower real GDP growth. E) Effects of a fiscal stimulus are incapable of working fast enough to make a difference.
Suppose each worker must use only one shovel to dig a trench, and shovels are useless by themselves. In the short run, an increase in the price of shovels will result in
A) fewer shovels being purchased. B) more workers being hired. C) a decrease in the firm's output. D) no change in the firm's output.