Daisy received a tape recorder as a birthday gift and is not able to return it. Her utility function is U(x, y, z) = x + z 1/2 f(y), where z is the number of tapes she buys, y is the number of tape recorders she has, and x is the amount of money she has left to spend. f(y) = 0 if y < 1 and f(y) = 24 if y is 1 or greater. The price of tapes is $4 and she can easily afford to buy dozens of tapes. How many tapes will she buy?

Ajewelry direct sales company pays its consultants based on recruiting new members. question 1 options: the company is running a pyramid scheme, which is illegal. the company is running a pyramid scheme, which is legal. the company has implemented a legal and ethical plan for growth. the company uses this method of compensation to reduce the fee for the product sample kit.

Determine if the following statements are true or false. an increase in government spending can crowd out private investment. an improvement in the budget balance increases the demand for financial capital. an increase in private consumption may crowd out private investment. lower interest rates can lead to private investment being crowded out. a trade balance in sur+ increases the supply of financial capital. if private savings is equal to private investment, then there is neither a budget sur+ nor a budget deficit.

The interaction of individual choices because a type of fish is on the verge of extinction, the government imposes rules that prohibit fishing in the publicly owned spawning grounds. at first owners of fshing bouts complain about this restriction on where they can fish, but soon they notice that the number of adult fish swimming outside the protected area is much higher than it was before. with the restriction, each fishing boat ends up catching more fish than it did before the r which of the following principles of economic interaction best describes this scenario? o there is a tradeoff between equality and efficiency o markets usually lead to efficiency. o when markets do not achieve efficiency,government intervention can improve overall welfare o markets allocate goodseffectively