A Firm Has Invented a New Beverage Called Slops

question 21

Multiple Choice

A firm has invented a new beverage called Slops. It doesn't taste very good, but it gives people a craving for Lawrence Welk's music and Professor Johnson's jokes. Some people are willing to pay money for this effect, so the demand for Slops is given by the equation q = 20 - p. Slops can be made at zero marginal cost from old-fashioned macroeconomics books dissolved in bathwater. But before any Slops can be produced, the firm must undertake a fixed cost of $105. Since the inventor has a patent on Slops, it can be a monopolist in this new industry.

• A) The firm will produce 10 units of Slops.
• B) From the point of view of social efficiency, it is best that no Slops be produced.
• C) A Pareto improvement could be achieved by having the government pay the firm a subsidy of $110 and insisting that the firm offer Slops at zero price.
• D) The firm will produce 20 units of Slops.
• E) None of the above.

Understand and apply the concepts of yield to maturity and coupon rates to determine bond values.

Calculate the price of bonds given different market conditions, including interest rates and time to maturity.

Understand the impact of inflation on investment returns and how to calculate real returns.

Describe the characteristics of zero-coupon bonds and calculate their value at different points in time.

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