Business, 01.04.2020 21:20 GreenHerbz206

To promote their business, some psychics advertise free tarot-card readings and other insights into their customers’ futures on television. Unfortunately, this "free reading" has cost some unsuspecting callers as much as $700 in phone charges. This sort of deceptive pricing practice would be primarily monitored by the

a. Consumer Protection Agency.

b. U.S. Department of Justice.

c. Federal Trade Commission.

d. Federal Communications Commission.

e. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Answers: 1

Show answers

Another question on Business

Business, 22.06.2019 20:30

You are in the market for a new refrigerator for your company’s lounge, and you have narrowed the search down to two models. the energy efficient model sells for $700 and will save you $45 at the end of each of the next five years in electricity costs. the standard model has features similar to the energy efficient model but provides no future saving in electricity costs. it is priced at only $500. assuming your opportunity cost of funds is 6 percent, which refrigerator should you purchase

Answers: 3

Answer

Business, 22.06.2019 21:10

Which of the following statements is (are) true? i. free entry to a perfectly competitive industry results in the industry's firms earning zero economic profit in the long run, except for the most efficient producers, who may earn economic rent. ii. in a perfectly competitive market, long-run equilibrium is characterized by lmc < p < latc. iii. if a competitive industry is in long-run equilibrium, a decrease in demand causes firms to earn negative profit because the market price will fall below average total cost.

Answers: 3

Answer

Business, 22.06.2019 22:40

When immigration adds to the size of the domestic labor pool, which of the following is likely to occur? a. wages decrease. b. productivity increases. c. consumption decreases. d. minimum wage increases.

Answers: 1

Answer

Business, 23.06.2019 10:40

The mccolls have made an offer on a new home. the home is new construction and scheduled to be completed by the end of the year. they provide a purchase deposit--a check in the amount of $40,000--to their agent, suzette. suzette, at the broker's direction, deposits the earnest money in the broker's trust fund account within two business days of receipt of the funds. did suzette follow the proper procedures? a. no, the check should not have been cashed. if a check is used as an earnest money deposit, it is to be held until acceptance of the offer. the seller must also be informed the buyer's check is being held and not negotiated.b. yes, suzette deposited the earnest money in the broker's trust fund account as directed. she also deposited the check within three business days of receipt. unless there were written instructions to hold the check until acceptance of the offer, the check may be cashed.c. no, suzette needed to deposit the earnest money in the broker's trust fund account within two days of receipt, not necessarily two business days.d. both a and c

Answers: 2

Answer

You know the right answer?

To promote their business, some psychics advertise free tarot-card readings and other insights into...

Questions