A car salesperson gives you four alternative ways to pay for your car. The first is to pay $18,000 today. The second is to pay $19,000 one year from today. The third is to pay $20,300 two years from today. The fourth is to pay $21,500 three years from today. If the interest rate is 6 percent, which payment option has the lowest present value and which has the highest?

a. The first is lowest; the second is highest.
b. The second is lowest; the third is highest.
c. The third is lowest; the fourth is highest.
d. The fourth is lowest; the first is highest.

b

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The above figure shows a perfectly competitive firm. If the market price is more than $20 per unit, the firm

A) will definitely shut down to minimize its losses. B) will stay open to produce and will make zero economic profit. C) will stay open to produce and will incur an economic loss. D) will stay open to produce and will make an economic profit. E) might shut down but more information is needed about the fixed cost.

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If price is equal to average variable cost, a perfectly competitive firm breaks even

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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