If you are indifferent between investing $1,000 for one year in a u. s. treasury security that has an interest rate of 5% or in a canadian government security that has an interest rate of 8%, you must be expecting
a. the u. s. dollar to appreciate against the canadian dollar by 3% during the year.
b. the u. s. dollar to depreciate against the canadian dollar by 3% during the year.
c. productivity growth in canada to be greater than productivity growth in the united states during the year.
d. the inflation rate in the united states will be higher than the inflation rate in canada during the year.

Steele bicycle manufacturing company currently produces the handlebars used in manufacturing its bicycles, which are high-quality racing bikes with limited sales. steele produces and sells only 10,000 bikes each year. due to the low volume of activity, steele is unable to obtain the economies of scale that larger producers achieve. for example, steele could buy the handlebars for $31 each: they cost $34 each to make. the following is a detailed breakdown of current production costs: after seeing these figures, steele's president remarked that it would be foolish for the company to continue to produce the handlebars at $34 each when it can buy them for $31 each. calculate the total relevant cost. do you agree with the president's conclusion?

In allentown, pennsylvania, in the summer of 2014, the average price of a gallon of gasoline was $3.68long dasha 22-cent increase from the year before. many consumers were upset by the increase. one was quoted in a local newspaper as saying, "it's crazy. the government should step in." source: sam kennedy, "valley feeling pain at the pump," (allentown, pa) morning call, june 21, 2014. suppose the government had stepped in and imposed a price ceiling equal to old price of $3.46 per gallon. a. using the line drawing tool, draw and label the price ceiling. carefully follow the instructions above, and only draw the required object.

Overspeculation and a decrease in consumer confidence are both leading factors of: ?