If a factor of production has no production cost and has a fixed supply, then payments to that factor constitute what economists call:

a. normal profits

b. interest payments

c. economic rent

d. abnormal profits

Which firepower management center feature detects and blocks exploits and hack attempts?

Suppose that the U. S. imposed an import quota on beef. Sales of U. S. beef producers would a. rise and exports of other industries would increase. b. rise and exports of other industries would decrease. c.

The overwhelming majority of existing businesses are A. sole proprietorships. B. close corporations. C. corporations. D. partnerships.

EA2. LO 3.1Calculate the per-unit contribution margin of a product that has a sale price of $400 if the variable costs per unit are $165.

21. At the end of the year, overhead applied was $42,000,000. Actual overhead was $40,300,000. Closing over/underapplied overhead into Cost of Goods Sold would cause net income to a. increase by $1,700,000 b. decrease by $1,700,000 c.

Excelor stock is expected to pay $3.00 per share as its next annual dividend. The firm has a policy of increasing the dividend by 11.0 percent annually. The stock has a market price of $13.65 and a beta of 2.8. The market risk premium is 8.

Recommendations for a successful pitch include all of these except: a. stand behind a podium b. maintain eye contact c. use colorful visual aids d. do a live demonstration of the product or service e.

Suppose the U. S. Treasury issued $50 billion of short-term securities and sold them to the public. Other things held constant, what would be the most likely effect on short-term securities' prices and interest rates? A.

Meals n' More, Inc., a catering company, requires its customers to pay by check. Lyra, a Meals n' More driver, tells customers that they can pay her with cash. When Meals n' More learns of Lyra's collections, it takes no action to stop it.

According to the savings-investment spending identity: a) savings equals investment spending. b) savings equals investment spending plus consumption spending. c) government spending equals tax receipts.