Recent rains increase the demand for kayaks, as paddlers want to take advantage of the exciting river conditions on the Oconee River. New plastics technology makes kayaks less expensive to make. As a result, one should expect:

a. Equilibrium price to rise, but equilibrium quantity to be indeterminate from the information given.
b. Equilibrium price to fall, but equilibrium quantity to be indeterminate from the information given.
c. Equilibrium price to be indeterminate from the information given, but equilibrium quantity to rise.
d. Equilibrium price to be indeterminate from the information given, but equilibrium quantity to fall.

In terms of the "great wheel of science", statistics are central to the research process (a) only between the hypothesis phase and the observation phase (b) only between the observation phase and the empirical generalization phase (c) only between the theory phase and the hypothesis phase (d) only between the empirical generalization phase and the theory phase

An investor purchases 500 shares of nevada industries common stock for $22.00 per share today. at t = 1 year, this investor receives a $0.42 per share dividend (which is not reinvested) on the 500 shares and purchases an additional 500 shares for $24.75 per share. at t = 2 years, he receives another $0.42 (not reinvested) per share dividend on 1,000 shares and purchases 600 more shares for $31.25 per share. at t = 3 years, he sells 1,000 of the shares for $35.50 per share and the remaining 600 shares at $36.00 per share, but receives no dividends. assuming no commissions or taxes, the money-weighted rate of return received on this investment is closest to:

scenario: hawaii and south carolina are trading partners. hawaii has an absolute advantage in the production of both coffee and tea. the opportunity cost of producing 1 pound of tea in hawaii is 2 pounds of coffee, and the opportunity cost of producing 1 pound of tea in south carolina is 1/3 pound of coffee. which of the following statements is true? a. south carolina should specialize in the production of both tea and coffee. b. hawaii should specialize in the production of tea, whereas south carolina should specialize in the production of coffee. c. hawaii should specialize in the production of coffee, whereas south carolina should specialize in the production of tea. d. hawaii should specialize in the production of both tea and coffee.