-The Figure Above Shows the Supply and Demand for Pizza

question 5

Essay

-The figure above shows the supply and demand for pizza.
a.What is the efficient level of output?
b.If 70,000 pizzas are produced,what area represents the deadweight loss?
c.Why does the deadweight loss in part (b)occur?
d.If 20,000 pizzas are produced,what area represents the deadweight loss?
e.Why does the deadweight loss in part (d)occur?

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Yield-to-Maturity

The total expected return on a bond if the bond is held until its maturity date, considering all interest payments and the repayment of principal.

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Perpetuity Rate of Return

The rate at which an infinite series of cash flows, received indefinitely, is discounted to equate its present value.

Stated Dividend

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