An oligopoly firm with a differentiated product will generally earn the largest profits without advertising

The argument that import restrictions save jobs and promote prosperity fails to recognize that

a. there are no secondary effects of import restrictions. b. import restrictions will lower prices in the protected industries. c. import restrictions cannot create jobs in any industries. d. U.S. imports provide people in other countries with the purchasing power required for the purchase of U.S. exports.

By the height of the housing bubble in 2005 and early 2006, lenders had greatly loosened the standards for obtaining a mortgage loan, with many mortgages being granted to sub-prime borrowers ________ and "Alt-A" borrowers ________

A) with flawed credit histories; who did not document their incomes B) who borrowed money at rates below the prime interest rate; who had AAA credit ratings C) who borrowed more than 120 percent of the value of the house; with no proof of U.S. citizenship D) who purchased homes in depressed housing markets; who purchased homes which were repossessed by government agencies.