Answer:
D. they will be unable to earn higher-than-normal profits in the long run.
Explanation: A monopolistic competition is a form of imperfect Competition where many firms that are located within a give market are known to offer similar products to the markets that are not enough to qualify them as a perfect close Substitute (the Purchase of one of the close Substitute does not necessarily prevent the purchase of another). in this type of imperfect Competition the possibility of a barrier to entry or exit is generally low.
Answer:
The law of diminishing returns states that at some point, the amount of additional output per amount of additional input decreases more and more as more inputs are used. In other words, at some point the marginal product will continuously decrease with more labor (input).
This is reflected in the table, where marginal product decreases past 2 units of labor. At 2 units, the marginal product is 14. This reduces to 6 at 3 units, and further to 2 with 12 units of labor.
Explanation:
Answer: a. Issuer
Explanation:
When bonds trade at a premium, it means that the yield has fallen below the coupon rate which means that interest rates have dropped. Companies can take advantage of this to reissue new bonds at the lower interest rate so that they can save on costs.
Bonds usually have a call provision which would enable the issuer to call the bond in and pay the holder at the par value plus interest repayments at the lower yield which they will do in this case. They will then reissue new bonds at a lower rate.
Answer:
(D)U.S. Treasury Bills
Explanation:
T-Bills do not have a reinvestment risk because they cannot be reinvested. They are short-term investment options (usually a year), that do not have regular interest payments like a bond, and whose gain for the investor lies in the value that is paid when the t-bill reaches maturity.
