Choose the Statement That Best Characterizes an Economic Theory

question 107

Multiple Choice

Choose the statement that best characterizes an economic theory.An economic theory

• A)is only useful if its underlying assumptions are realistic.
• B)will be useful as long as it is logically consistent.
• C)must be judged on its ability to explain and predict real-world phenomena.
• D)will predict more accurately if it contains a greater number of mathematical equations.
• E)will be useful only if all human behaviour is rational.

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Definitions:

Put Option

A financial agreement granting the bearer the option, without being compelled, to offload a predetermined quantity of a fundamental asset at an agreed-upon price during a designated period.

Futures Contract

A contractual arrangement committing to the purchase or sale of a specific financial asset or commodity at an agreed price, set to occur at a future date.

Short-Sale

A trading strategy that involves selling borrowed securities with the expectation of buying them back at a lower price to profit from a decline in their value.

LIBOR

The London Interbank Offered Rate, previously a benchmark interest rate at which major global banks lend to one another.