Answer:
B. French wines will become more expensive in the United States.
Explanation:
Exchange rate is the rate at which one currency can be exchanged for another during international trade. The strength of a currency determines how much of the other countrie's goods it can purchase.
When the strength of a countrie's currency is high it will purchase more of the other countrie's goods. If however the currency is weak, it will take more to buy the other countrie's goods.
In this case if the dollar falls against the euro, it will take more dollars to buy French wine than before.
For example if a bottle of French wine was $500, after the fall the price may now be $800.
Answer:
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If Mel is risk-neutral, then in the absence of trip insurance, the most she will be willing to pay for the cruise is _______.
c. $1,220
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Mel's value of a cruise in nice weather = $2,000
Mel's value of a cruise in bad weather = $50
Probability of nice weather = 60%
Probability of bad weather = 40%
Expected value:
Weather Outcome Probability Expected Value
Nice weather $2,000 60% $1,200
Bad weather $50 40% $20
Total expected value of a cruise $1,220
<u>Solution and Explanation:</u>
As the utility function is concave in shape, so person is risk averse. Thus, he will not accept the gamvle.
The difference between utility at point A&C = 70 minus 65 = $5, is less than a the difference between A&B = 65 minus 55 = $10
<u>MCQ:
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Answer is option a&d - risk averse people fear a lot for losing money, thus they overestimate the probability of loss
Since, shape of utility function is concave, hence the double derivative of utility with respect to wealth is negative, so utility falls at an decreasing rate , as wealth increases
School district administrators
Answer:
C. projected increasing health care costs for the aging population.
Explanation:
If the debt to GDP ration increases, it means that the country will owe more money compared to capacity of creating wealth. A common problem for several developed countries is that the proportion or retired people has increased compared to the total active labor force. This means that the number of people working or searching of jobs relative to the number of retired people has decreased. Even though retired people tend to have more accumulated wealth, their living expenses are also much higher. What makes this situation a problem is that retired people only have passive income, they do not have earned income. And generally speaking, passive income grows at a much lower rate that earned income.
This is why many developed countries started to implement immigration policies focusing on highly trained and educated applicants that can replace their native workforce.
