Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 59

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is false?

• A)the present value of a future sum decreases as either the discount rate or the number of discounting periods per year increases.
• B)if the present value of a sum is equal to its future value,the interest rate must be zero.
• C)if the discount (or interest)rate is positive,the future value of an expected series of payments will always exceed the present value of the same series.
• D)each of the above statements is true.

Explain how the price-searcher's decision-making process affects output and pricing in the short and long run.

Understand the conditions and outcomes of competitive price-searcher markets in both short-run and long-run equilibriums.

Analyze the effects of market adjustments (entry and exit of firms) on prices, demand, and economic profits in competitive price-searcher markets.

Describe the decision-making process of firms regarding output, pricing, and profit maximization in competitive price-searcher markets.

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