(I)The Total Cost of Carrying Out a Transaction in Financial

question 2

Multiple Choice

(I) The total cost of carrying out a transaction in financial markets increases proportionally with the size of the transaction.
(II) Financial intermediaries facilitate diversification when an investor has only a small sum to invest.

• A) (I) is true; (II) false.
• B) (I) is false; (II) true.
• C) Both (I) and (II) are true.
• D) Both (I) and (II) are false.

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Definitions:

Short-Run Equilibrium

The state in a market where supply equals demand within a limited time frame, before any long-term adjustments take place.

Long-Run Equilibrium

A state in which all factors of production and outputs are optimal, allowing for all economic agents to have no incentive to change their behavior.

MC

A term often short for Marginal Cost, which is the cost added by producing one additional unit of a product or service.

MR

Short for Marginal Revenue, which is the additional income earned by selling one more unit of a product or service.