In 1976 New Jersey voters passed a referendum to legalize gambling. Several gambling casinos opened in Atlantic City beginning in 1978 and were initially very profitable, attracting people from the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern states
Entrepreneurs in these states were unable to compete with the Atlantic City casinos because casino gambling was illegal in their states. For these entrepreneurs in the other states, the barrier to entry they were facing was
A) government imposed. B) self imposed.
C) due to economies of scale. D) due to ownership of a key resource.
A
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Imagine that Odyssey National is a brand new bank, and that its required reserve ratio is 10 percent. If it accepts a $1,000 deposit, then Odyssey National can increase the money supply by:
a. $900. b. $910. c. $1,000. d. $9,000. e. $10,000.
Other things the same, automatic stabilizers tend to
a. raise expenditures during expansions and recessions. b. lower expenditures during expansions and recessions. c. raise expenditures during recessions and lower expenditures during expansions. d. raise expenditures during expansions and lower expenditures during recessions.