Which of the following will likely lead to cost-push inflation? Select the two correct answers. (1 point) An increase in the price of oil has reduced supply of all goods and services that use oil as an input.
An ongoing war causes government spending to nearly double in quantity.
O A tornado destroys factories and lowers supply levels throughout the economy.
Exports increase dramatically after a relative drop in price.
O Consumers become more comfortable with debt, increasing their spending as they take on more loans.

Your company is starting a new r& d initiative: a development of a new drug that dramatically reduces the addiction to smoking. the expert team estimates the probability of developing the drug succesfully at 60% and a chance of losing the investment of 40%. if the project is successful, your company would earn profits (after deducting the investment) of 9,000 (thousand usd). if the development is unsuccessful, the whole investment will be lost -1,000 (thousand usd). your company's risk preference is given by the expected utility function: u(x) v1000 +x, where x is the monetary outcome of a project. calculate the expected profit of the project . calculate the expected utility of the project . find the certainty equivalent of this r& d initiative . find the risk premium of this r& d initiative e is the company risk-averse, risk-loving or risk-neutral? why do you think so?