Which government behavior is not involved in consumer-protection regulations?

Brad funded a life annuity through installment payments. At age 60, he decided to elect an annuity settlement option and to begin to receive payments.

Rex is the general manager of the New Way Hotel. Whenever an employee comes up to Rex with a new idea, he listens patiently, cites all of the advantages of the new idea and then addresses the negatives, but only in a constructive mode.

Mulligan Manufacturing Company uses a job order cost system with overhead applied to products at a rate of 150 percent of direct labor cost.

The risk-free rate of return is 5.5%, the expected rate of return on the market portfolio is 13%, and the stock of Xyrong Corporation has a beta coefficient of 2.9.

When purchasing bulk orders of batteries, a toy manufacturer uses this acceptance sampling plan: Randomly select and test 51 batteries and determine whether each is within specifications.

An A&E firm planning for a future expansion deposited $44,000 each year for 5 years into a sinking (investment) fund that was to pay an unknown rate of return.

A billionaire offers to give you $5 billion if you will count out the amount in $1 bills or a lump sum of $5000.

Gabrielle is the chief marketing officer of Boyd Pharmaceuticals. She is meeting with Trent, the chief financial officer to decide on the company's marketing communications budget.

For high levels of quantity supplied where firms have reached near maximum capacity, supply becomes more elastic because firms may need to invest in additional capital in order to increase production further. True or False?

Economics A. assumes irrationality if people are paid enough. B. assumes individuals are rational and respond to different incentives. C. assumes government involvement in the economy is always beneficial. D.