A Large (Subterranean)pool of Oil Lies in a Remote Region

question 7

Multiple Choice

A large (subterranean) pool of oil lies in a remote region of Ohio.Oil companies have explored this region and know how much oil there is.They have purchased the rights to drill and extract oil when they wish to do so.Because of the extremely forbidding geography and the savagery of the natives, the companies have decided to postpone extraction until the price of oil is higher.The theory of intertemporal arbitrage predicts that

• A)the companies are behaving irrationally.
• B)the price of rights to this oil must rise at the interest rate.
• C)the oil companies will not drill unless production costs fall.
• D)the price of rights to this oil will stay constant until it pays to extract.
• E)None of the above.

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Definitions:

Spanish Conquistadors

Explorers and soldiers from Spain who, during the 16th century, conquered much of the Americas and parts of what is now the southwestern United States.

English Control

The dominance or governance by England or Great Britain over certain territories, colonies, or geopolitical interests, historically through colonialism and imperialism.

Dutch Colony

Territories around the world that were controlled by the Netherlands from the 16th to the 20th century, notable for their trade networks and colonial influence.

New Netherland

A 17th-century colonial province of the Dutch Republic that was located on the East Coast of North America, including parts of present-day New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Connecticut.