A competitive firm operating in the short run is maximizing profits and just breaking even. Its costs include a monthly license fee of $150 that is imposed by the state and must be paid for as long as the firm is in existence. The license fee is now increasedto $200. In the short run, the profitmaximizing firm should: a. not change outputb. increase price. c.increase outputd. reduce output

Retirement investment advisors, inc., has just offered you an annual interest rate of 4.4 percent until you retire in 40 years. you believe that interest rates will increase over the next year and you would be offered 5 percent per year one year from today. if you plan to deposit $13,000 into the account either this year or next year, how much more will you have when you retire if you wait one year to make your deposit?