Which of the following statements is most likely to be true?

a. opening a new location is the best way to increase profits
b. when a product is in high demand, a company can charge more for it.
c. creating a new product will make a business more successful.
d. when you start a business, you will be sure to make a profit.

Which of the following best explains why treasury bonds have an effect on the size of the money supply? a. the amount of treasury bonds in circulation affects both unemployment and inflation. b. the government can spend more money and charge lower taxes by using treasury bonds. c. the federal reserve bank can buy and sell these bonds to raise or lower bank deposits. d. the interest paid on treasury bonds influences the interest rates charged by private banks. 2b2t

Who is better at multi-tasking? in business, employees are often asked to perform a complex task when their atten-tion is divided (i.e., multi-tasking). human factors (may 2014) published a study designed to determine whether video game players are better than non–video game play-ers at multi-tasking. each in a sample of 60 college stu-dents was classified as a video game player or a non-player. participants entered a street crossing simulator and were asked to cross a busy street at an unsigned intersec-tion. the simulator was designed to have cars traveling at various high rates of speed in both directions. during the crossing, the students also performed a memory task as a distraction. two variables were measured for each student: (1) a street crossing performance score (measured out of 100 points) and (2) a memory task score (measured out of 20 points). the researchers found no differences in either the street crossing performance or memory task score of video game players and non-gamers. “these results,” say the researchers, “suggest that action video game players [and non-gamers] are equally susceptible to the costs of dividing attention in a complex task”

1) u.s. real gdp is substantially higher today than it was 60 years ago. what does this tell us, and what does it not tell us, about the well-being of u.s. residents? what are the limitations of the gdp as a measure of economic well-being? given the limitations, why is gdp usually regarded as the best single measure of a society’s economic well-being? 2) what is an intermediate good? how does an intermediate good differ from a final good? explain why it is the case that the value of intermediate goods produced and sold during the year is not included directly as part of gdp, but the value of intermediate goods produced and not sold is included directly as part of gdp.