Due to scarcity. There exist unlimited wants but only scarce amount of resources to meet those wants so items must be allocated through a system of prices or through exchange.
<span>One result of the global economy is that trade
between the United States and other countries has decreased. </span>
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Answer:
(2) 4%
Explanation:
The portfolio is considered to be less risky if its volatility is low. The higher standard deviation the more risky is the project. For Duke Energy and Microsoft the investment portfolio required is risk free investment. To calculate the risk free rate we calculate using the formula;
Var Rp = x1 2Var R1 + x2 2Var R2 +2 x1 x2 Corr (R1, R2) SD1 SD2
Var Rp = 0.14 + 0.44 + 2 (1) * (-1) * 6% * 24%
Solving for this we get the risk free investment at 4%.
Answer:
d) no change; a decrease
Explanation:
The Real GDP (gross domestic product) is a macroeconomic term which is the measurement of the value of services and goods produced by economy in a certain or specific time period compared to normal GDP. The influencer elements of Real GDP are very miscellaneous due to long run and short run periods. Then, the determinants which impact on the long run growth of an economy are:
1) Growth of productivity that means the ratio of economic outputs to inputs
2)Demographic changed that means the change of quantity or quality of employment, age structure and etc.
3)Labor Force participation which means that which amount participation there is in labor activities.
As seen above, the consumer and business confidence will not have any positive or negative effect on the real GDP.
Inflation is one of the most important macroeconomic indicator that intends the rate how the purchase power of the money is falling by the rising on the price levels of goods and services. In long run, the most influencing element for inflation is the rate of money supply but if we consider business and consumer confidence are the positive things for the developing of GDP, then they will have a little bit decrease effect on inflation.