Related to the Economics in Practice on P

question 122

Multiple Choice

Related to the Economics in Practice on p. 522: If the estate in the Chekhov play Uncle Vanya is earning 2 percent and a less risky investment is also earning 2 percent, the price of the estate would ________ to make the two investments financially equivalent.

• A) have to fall
• B) have to rise
• C) have to not change, since the return on investment is the same
• D) none of the above

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Definitions:

Fixed Costs

Expenses that do not change with the level of goods or services produced by a business over a certain period.

Operating Leverage

A financial ratio that measures the proportion of fixed costs to variable costs in a company's cost structure, indicating how revenue growth translates into growth in operating income.

EPS Variability

Fluctuations in a company's earnings per share over time, indicating the volatility of its profitability.

Operating Leverage

A measure of how revenue growth translates into growth in operating income, indicating the fixed versus variable costs structure of a business.