The "Invisible Hand" Refers to

question 50

Multiple Choice

The "invisible hand" refers to

• A)the marketplace guiding the self-interests of market participants into promoting general economic well-being.
• B)the fact that social planners sometimes have to intervene,even in perfectly competitive markets,to make those markets more efficient.
• C)the equality that results from market forces allocating the goods produced in the market.
• D)the automatic maximization of consumer surplus in free markets.

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Definitions:

Liabilities

Financial obligations or debts owed by a business to external parties or individuals, which must be settled over time through the transfer of economic benefits.

Equity

The ownership interest in a company of its shareholders; it represents the amount of assets that would be returned to shareholders if all the company's debts were paid off.

Debt Ratio

A financial ratio that compares the amount of a company’s total debt to its total assets, indicating the leverage level.

Assets

Resources owned by a company or individual considered valuable and can be used to produce positive economic value.