Althea is a student in your class. Althea wears a perfume called Essence of Efficiency. Bob really likes the scent of this perfume, and is disappointed on days when Althea doesn't wear it. Cathy is mildly allergic to this perfume. Her eyes water and her nose becomes runny when Althea comes to class wearing this perfume. Cathy is fine otherwise. This is a story about
a. too much perfume being produced
b. too little perfume being produced
c. an incomplete market
d. inadequate allocation of responsibility
e. market failure
E
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During the 2007-2009 financial crisis, the Federal Reserve took some unusual steps in its conduct of monetary policy. Which of the following was not one of them? a. It invested in AIG
b. It invested more than $1 trillion in mortgage-backed securities. c. It worked with the U.S. Treasury and with other regulators to stabilize banks and thaw frozen credit lines. d. It worked with the U.S. Treasury and other regulators to help conduct a stress test of the 19 largest banks. e. It bailed out General Motors.
The theory of consumer choice provides the foundation for understanding the
a. structure of a firm. b. profitability of a firm. c. demand for a firm's product. d. supply of a firm's product.