Which of the statements best describes a situation represented by point A? Look at the image to solve for this   Jeff agrees to lend money to his brother, who plans to use the funds to open a shoe store. Wayne projects that if he takes out a loan to open another gym franchise, he will earn a lower return than the interest rate he would have to pay, so he decides against it. Janine predicts that, if she borrows to expand operations, she will earn a rate of profit higher than the interest rate of the loan. So, she decides to take out the loan. Carly decides against purchasing a corporate bond because she has another investment opportunity that returns 17%.   Given the market conditions, what will be the prevailing interest rate? 18% 2% 17% 10% 6%   Given the market conditions, how much will be available in loanable funds? $90 billion $50 billion $30 billion $70 billion $10 billion

Whose work on decision making received a 2002 Nobel Prize?

Economics promotes which of the following as the way to make the best decision? Continue an enjoyable activity until you are tired of doing it. Continue an enjoyable activity up to the point where its marginal benefit equals its marginal cost. Continue an enjoyable activity as long as you do not have to pay for it. Continue an enjoyable activity until you cannot afford to pursue it.

QUESTION 23 In the 1950s, Walt Disney began to plan the development of a theme park that would eventually become Disneyland. Disney hired an economist to help determine whether the park would be a financial success. This economist surveyed managers of existing amusement parks for advice. Many of these managers A. recommended that the theme park be located in California because population in the state would increase greatly in the future. Disney followed this advice. B. recommended that Disney first build an audience for his park by offering the ABC television network a weekly program that would feature Disney movies, cartoons and original programming. Walt Disney followed this advice. Both the television program and Disneyland were financial successes. C. recommended that Disney not build the park and leave the amusement park business to those who knew what they were doing. D. believed that a theme park would be very successful because the Disney name created a market among children…

You want to travel to Las Vegas to celebrate spring break and your "A" in your microeconomics class! You are trying to figure out if you should drive or fly. A round trip airline ticket from Riverside to Las Vegas costs $350 and flying there and back takes about 5 hours. Driving roundtrip to Las Vegas costs about $50 in gas and takes about 10 hours. Other things constant, what is the minimum amount of money that you would have to expect to make by gambling in Las Vegas to induce you as a rational individual to fly rather than drive? O $10 an hour $60 an hour O $70 an hour O $300 an hour

In an attempt to adopt a system to enhance organizational performance, Mr. Addison is torn between adopting a centralized decision-making system or a decentralized decision-making system. Which of these two systems will you recommend to him and why?

Economics Describe an interaction in the business world that can be described as each of the following. Note that your example can be interactions between competitors, between firms on a supply chain, or among employees or investors within a firm. (a) Prisoner's Dilemma-style game (cooperation beneficial, but defecting is dominant) (b) Coordination game (like Stag Hunt) (c) Competing coordination game (like Date Night or Format Wars) (d) Mixed equilibrium game (e) Sequential game with first-mover advantage (f) Sequential game with second-mover advantage

How would you analyze your data for a quantitative research proposal?

Write a research paper on the 2008 Economic Crisis that affected McDonald's Corporation, a global fast-food chain. In this research paper, perform the following tasks: Do research on the worldwide economic crisis of 2008 and, in particular, focus on the company you selected. Discuss how your chosen company faired in the economic crisis of 2008. Discuss the microeconomic implications of the crisis on your company. Discuss whether your company was immune or not immune to the crisis. Discuss the performance after the crisis and the implications for the future.