Congressman Brown supports pre-existing conditions protections introduced by the Affordable Care Act. These protections force insurers to cover health problems arising from pre-existing conditions, and forbid them from charging people with such health conditions higher prices for insurance. However he opposes the subsidies since they are too costly for the government. He supports repealing the ACA and re- introducing pre-existing condition protection using new legislation. What do you think might happen if he was successful?

Consider the following scenarios. use what you have learned to decide if the goods and services being provided are individual, public, or merit goods. for each case, state what kind of good has been described and explain your answer using the definitions of individual, public, and merit goods. (6 points each) 1. from your window, you can see a city block that's on fire. you watch city firefighters rescue people and battle the flames to save the buildings. 2. while visiting relatives, you learn that your cousins attend a nearby elementary school that is supported financially by local property tax revenue. 3. you see a squadron of military jets flying overhead. 4. you find out that your aunt works for a defense manufacturing company that has several defense contracts with the government. she tells you that she works for a team that is producing a communications satellite. 5. your class visits a local jail run by a private, profit-making company that detains county criminals and is paid with tax revenue.

Aborrower takes out a 30-year adjustable rate mortgage loan for $200,000 with monthly payments. the first two years of the loan have a "teaser" rate of 4%, after that, the rate can reset with a 5% annual payment cap. on the reset date, the composite rate is 6%. what would the year 3 monthly payment be?

The dollar has appreciated against the currencies of many of the u.s.'s top trading partners. what outcome could this fall in foreign price levels have on aggregate demand