The following appeared in a florida newspaper a week after a hurricane hit the state. "floridians are relieved that the storm produced no fatalities but homeowners face weeks, if not months, of rebuilding. matters are made worse by the soaring prices of plywood and other building materials that always follow in a hurricane's path. complaints of profiteering and price gouging have not deterred firms from raising their prices by over 100 percent." which of the following offers the best explanation for the price increases referred to in the article?
a. the hurricane caused an increase in the demand for building materials.
b. there was a reduction in supply as firms shipped plywood and other materials to locations not affected by the storm.
c. the hurricane created an artificial shortage of building materials.
d. the hurricane reduced the number of suppliers of building materials.

The outstanding bonds of the purple fiddle are priced at $898 and mature in nine years. these bonds have a 6 percent coupon and pay interest annually. the firm's tax rate is 35 percent. what is the firm's after tax cost of debt?

8. agreement and disagreement among economists suppose that bob, an economist from a university in arizona, and cho, an economist from a public television program, are arguing over saving incentives. the following dialogue shows an excerpt from their debate: cho: i think it's safe to say that, in general, the savings rate of households in today's economy is much lower than it really needs to be to sustain an improvement in living standards. bob: i think a switch from the income tax to a consumption tax would bring growth in living standards. cho: you really think households would change their saving behavior enough in response to this to make a difference? because i don't. the disagreement between these economists is most likely due to . despite their differences, with which proposition are two economists chosen at random most likely to agree? rent ceilings reduce the quantity and quality of available housing. immigrants receive more in government benefits than they contribute in taxes. having a single income tax rate would improve economic performance.

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