Answer:
Marginal utility of each becomes negative
Explanation:
Utility is defined as the level of satisfaction that a person gets from consuming a product.
The person keeps on consuming the item until the level of marginal utility for the product becomes less than zero.
That is there is no satisfaction anymore in consuming the product.
In the given instance Thomas will continue to consume both candy bars and ice cream until the level of satisfaction (marginal utility) is now less than zero or negative
Answer:
1. 1,000 bushels of wheat
2. d) A situation where one country does not engage in trade with other
Explanation:
1 & 2. Autarky refers to a situation where a country does not engage in trade with other countries but rather relies on its own production capacities to feed the consumption in the country.
Autarkies in the current world are not a thing because countries trade with each other. Even North Korea trades with Russia, China and others.
In an Autarky situation therefore, the United States would only be able to consume the wheat that it produces itself which according to the question is 1,000 bushels of wheat.
where are the statements?
The statement that must be true about the demand for a product if it is inelastic is that, a price increase does not have a significant impact on buying habits. The correct answer would be option B. When the demand is inelastic, this situation means that the demand for a product does not decrease nor increase in corresponds to the rise or fall of its price.
Answer: Investment for Desmond and US foreign direct investment.
Explanation:
This is an investment for Desmond because he owns the store. He is therefore the equity shareholder and investor into the store.
It is also a U.S. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) because FDI is what describes a situation where an entity from a country goes to another country and sets up a business there that they will own and operate. Desmond being a U.S. citizen is operating a store in another country so this is U.S. FDI.
