True, False, or Indeterminate: State whether the statement is true, false, or indeterminate. (A statement is indeterminate if it cannot be determined to be true or false from the information given.) Claim: Assuming that there are no changes to the nominal interest rates of loans, an unexpectedly high rate of inflation makes borrowers better off and lenders worse off.

How has apple been able to sustain its competitive advantage in the smartphone industry? a. by reducing its network effects b. by targeting its new products and services toward laggards c. by driving the price for the end user to zero d. by regularly introducing incremental improvements in its products

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?

Governments sometimes erect barriers to trade other than tariffs and quotas. which of the following is not an example of this type of trade barrier? a. a requirement that the employees of domestic firms that engage in foreign trade pay income taxes b. restrictions on imports for national security reasons c. a requirement that imports meet health and safety requirements d. a requirement that the u.s. government buy military uniforms only from u.s. manufacturers