If You Commit $200 to an Investment at the Beginning

question 357

Multiple Choice

If you commit $200 to an investment at the beginning of the year, what is your rate of return for the period?

• A) 1.10
• B) 1.50
• C) 1.00
• D) 1.70

Identify the concept of economic profits versus accounting profits.

Understand the implication of short-run and long-run market adjustments.

Describe how changes in demand affect the market in the short run and long run.

Understand the determinants of the industry supply curve elasticity in the short run and long run.

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