Showplace Insures Its $160,000 Building with Two Insurers: with Hometown

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Essay

Showplace insures its $160,000 building with two insurers: with Hometown Insurance for $60,000 and with National Insurance for $120,000. The building suffers a fire loss of $75,000. From whom and for how much can Showplace collect?

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Equilibrium Quantity

The quantity of goods supplied is equal to the quantity demanded at a given price level.

Equilibrium Price

The price at which the quantity of a good supplied equals the quantity demanded, resulting in no surplus or shortage in the market.

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A situation where a firm's total revenues exactly equal its total costs, indicating no above-normal profit.

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