Financial markets have the basic function of: a. bringing together people with funds to lend and people who want to borrow funds.
b. assuring that the swings in the business cycle are less pronounced.
c. assuring that governments need never resort to printing money whenever the economy contracts.
d. both A and B of the above.
e. both B and C of the above.

U.s. internet advertising revenue grew at the rate of r(t) = 0.82t + 1.14 (0 ≤ t ≤ 4) billion dollars/year between 2002 (t = 0) and 2006 (t = 4). the advertising revenue in 2002 was $5.9 billion.† (a) find an expression f(t) giving the advertising revenue in year t.

Until recently, hamburgers at the city sports arena cost $4.70 each. the food concessionaire sold an average of 13 comma 000 hamburgers on game night. when the price was raised to $5.40, hamburger sales dropped off to an average of 6 comma 000 per night. (a) assuming a linear demand curve, find the price of a hamburger that will maximize the nightly hamburger revenue. (b) if the concessionaire had fixed costs of $1 comma 500 per night and the variable cost is $0.60 per hamburger, find the price of a hamburger that will maximize the nightly hamburger profit.

Which of the following is a benefit of a hat? it has a sports team logo on it. it makes the wearer look cool. it is red. it costs $12.