Which of the following is an example of an unintended consequence?

a. first time tax credits that cause more home sales
b. a price ceiling on gasoline that causes a gas shortage and leads some gas stations to go out of business.
c. increased parking fines that lead to fewer violators
d. all of the above

Because the demand for wheat tends to be inelastic. true or false

Suppose a country's productivity last year was 84. if this country's productivity growth rate of 5 percent is to be maintained, this means that this year's productivity will have to be:

Beranek corp has $720,000 of assets, and it uses no debt--it is financed only with common equity. the new cfo wants to employ enough debt to raise the debt/assets ratio to 40%, using the proceeds from borrowing to buy back common stock at its book value. how much must the firm borrow to achieve the target debt ratio? a. $273,600b. $288,000c. $302,400d. $317,520e. $333,396