Mr and Mrs

question 18

Essay

Mr. and Mrs. Garcia have a total of $300,000 to be invested in stocks, bonds, and a money market account. The stocks have a rate of return of 10%/year, while the bonds and the money market account pay 6% and 2%/year, respectively. They have stipulated that the amount invested in stocks should be equal to the sum of the amount invested in bonds and 3 times the amount invested in the money market account. How should the Garcias allocate their resources if they require an annual income of $24,000 from their investments?

Recognize how monopolistic competitors influence prices and process output decisions.

Discern the conditions required for price discrimination within monopolistic competition.

Differentiate between the efficiency levels of monopolistic competitors and perfect competitors.

Explain the concept and examples of product differentiation in monopolistic competition.

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