Assume that a company announces unexpectedly high earnings in a particular quarter. In an efficient market one might expect . a. an abnormal price change immediately after the announcement
b. an abnormal price increase immediately before the announcement
c. an abnormal price decrease immediately after the announcement
d. no abnormal price change immediately before or after the announcement

Which of the following will not cause the consumption schedule to shift? a) a sharp increase in the amount of wealth held by households b) a change in consumer incomes c) the expectation of a recession d) a growing expectation that consumer durables will be in short supply

An attorney came to work on a saturday. when he signed in, he was advised by the morning security guard employed by the building management that he must be out of the building by 5 p.m., when it closes. however, he stayed past 5 p.m. to complete a brief that had to be filed on monday morning. at 5: 15 p.m., the afternoon security guard set the locks on all the doors of the building and left. because she was in a hurry, she did not check the sign-in sheet to make sure that everyone had signed out, contrary to mandatory procedures. when the attorney tried to exit 15 minutes later, he discovered that the doors were all locked and could not be opened from the inside. he used his cell phone to call for , and a supervisor from the building arrived and let him out shortly thereafter. if the attorney sues the building management for false imprisonment, is he likely to win?

Teatro restoration, inc., begins renovating an old theater for urban edge productions, but after three months teatro demands an extra $250,000. urban edge agrees to pay. refer to fact pattern 13–4. if teatro says it is asking for the extra $250,000 because it has encountered extraordinary unforeseen difficulties that will add considerable cost to the project, the agreement is