Which of the Following Is an Example of Arbitrage

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of arbitrage?

• A) An inventor of a new hydrocarbon cracking technology based on palladium buys this metal knowing that its price will rise when the technology is adopted.
• B) A metals merchant is offered $108,000 in one year for $100,000 of palladium today, when the interest rate is 10%.
• C) An investor, seeing that the price of palladium on the metals exchange in two different countries is slightly different, buys on one and sells on the other to make a profit.
• D) A firm buys $250,000 of palladium today, with an option to sell it at $275,000 in one year if interest rates rise above 10%.

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Definitions:

Perfectly Competitive

A market structure characterized by a large number of small firms, a homogeneous product, free entry and exit, and perfect information.

ATC

Average Total Cost, which is the total cost per unit of output produced, calculated by dividing the total cost by the quantity of output.

Marginal Cost

Marginal cost refers to the additional total cost incurred from the production of an extra unit of a good or service.

Average Cost

The total cost divided by the quantity produced, reflecting the per-unit cost of production.