OPEC Failed to Maintain a High Price of Oil in the Long

question 164

True/False

OPEC failed to maintain a high price of oil in the long run, partly because both the supply of oil and the demand for oil are more elastic in the long run than in the short run.

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Definitions:

Leverage

In finance, leverage refers to the use of borrowed funds or debt to amplify potential returns on investment.

Optimal Structure

The most efficiently arranged composition of an entity or process to maximize performance or outcomes, often used in the context of financial capital structure or organizational design.

Operating Leverage

A measure of how revenue growth translates into an increase in operating income, indicating the extent to which a company can increase profitability by increasing sales.

Financial Leverage

The use of borrowed funds in an attempt to increase the returns to equity.