For each of the following events, describe the effect of the event on prices for one of these goods: food, housing, or oil. Make your best guess as to what might happen in the case of each event, and explain your reasoning for why the event might or might not affect prices for a particular good.

1. International terrorists threaten to detonate a nuclear weapon.

2. The Federal Reserve chairman says that the central bank will raise interest rates.

Why does an organization prepare a balance sheet? a. to reveal what the organization owns and owes at a point in time b. to reveal how well the company utilizes its cash c. to calculate retained earnings for a given accounting period d. to calculate gross profit for a given accounting period

Madeline quits her job, at which she was earning $20,000 per year. she then takes $50,000 out of savings, on which she was earning 10% interest, and uses it to buy supplies for her business. she also pays $10,000 in rent on the building and $15,000 in additional labor costs. in her first year of operations, madeline receives $150,000 in revenue from sales. instructions: round each answer to a whole number. madeline's accounting cost is

In the short-run, marginal costs are equal to the change in variable costs as output changes. ( mc = change in variable cost / change in quantity) assume that capital is fixed in the short-run. (a) start with the equation for marginal cost and derive an equation that relates marginal cost of production to the cost and productivity of labor. (b) draw a standard looking short-run marginal cost curve and use the equation you derived to explain its shape.