Norma receives an increase in her nominal income. she complains that the current inflation rate of six percent erodes the real purchasing power of her additional nominal income. this is true a. only if the increase in her nominal income is less than six percent. b. since inflation always reduces purchasing power. c. only if the increase in her nominal income is more than six percent. d. only if her real income increases.

4. suppose that pollution in a neighborhood comes from two factories, with marginal benefit curves given by mb1 = 12 – p1 and mb2 = 8 – p2. the level of pollution in the neighborhood is given by p = p1 + p2. the government wants to limit pollution by instituting a pollution-rights market. the government’s desired level of p is 10, so it prints 10 pollution rights and offers them for sale to the firms.a)find the equilibrium selling price of a pollution right, as well as the allocation of rights (and hence pollution levels) across the two factories. b)repeat part (a) for the case where the government’s desired level of pollution equals 14. c)comment on the usefulness of a pollution rights market in achieving efficient levels of pollution abatement.

Suppose that real interest rates increase across europe. this development will u.s. net capital outflow at all u.s. real interest rates. this causes the loanable funds to because net capital outflow is a component of that curve.

Delux technology has a reputation of reliability and a winning customer service, qualities that to build this highly respected name brand over the last 15 years. speaking at a recent business conference, steve, the ceo of delux, told his audience, "we have built our reputation by changing little over the last several years, but consistently customers with great, caring service and a reliable product." which type of strategy does delux technology use? a.) growth strategy b.) defensive strategy c.) retrenchment strategy d.) merger approach e.) stability strategy