Situation 4-1

during the winter of 1973-74, a general system of wage and price controls (including a price ceiling on gasoline) was in force in the united states. at the beginning of 1974, some oil-producing countries imposed an oil embargo (a legal prohibition on commerce) on the west. in the spring of 1974, price controls were abolished.

refer to situation 4-1. if no price controls had been in place, the effect of the oil embargo on the equilibrium price and quantity of gasoline would have been

a)an increase in both price and quantity.

b)an increase in price and a decrease in quantity.

c)a decrease in price and an increase in quantity.

d)a decrease in both price and quantity.

The distinction between a normal and an inferior good is

You are head of the schwartz family endowment for the arts. you have decided to fund an arts school in the san francisco bay area in perpetuity. every 5 years, you will give the school $ 1 comma 000 comma 000. the first payment will occur 5 years from today. if the interest rate is 5.9 % per year, what is the present value of your gift?

Jose recently died with a probate estate of $900,000. he was predeceased by his wife, guadalupe, and his daughter, lucy. he has two surviving children, pete and fred. jose was also survived by eight grandchildren, pete’s three children, naomi, daniel, nick; fred’s three children, heather, chris and steve; and lucy’s two children, david and rachel. jose’s will states the following “i leave everything to my three children. if any of my children shall predecease me then i leave their share to their heirs, per stirpes.” which of the following statements is correct? (a) under jose’s will rachel will receive $150,000. (b) under jose’s will chris will receive $150,000. (c) under jose’s will nick will receive $100,000. (d) under jose’s will pete will receive $200,000.