When there are more substitutes for a product, the ________ for the product is ________.

When the price of coffee decreases 5%, quantity demanded increases 5%. The price elasticity of demand for coffee is ________ and total revenue from coffee sales will ________.

Which of the following markets is oligopolistic?

Mr. and Mrs Wood both own a bakery. Mr. Wood is thinking of raising the prices of their products in order to buy a new oven for the bakery. However, Mrs. Wood is of the opinion that total revenue will fall if the prices increase. One can conclude that Mr Wood believes that the demand for the products is (elastic, inelastic), and his wife thinks that the demand is (elastic, inelastic).

Most televisions produced today no longer include hardware for playing VHS tapes. This is an example of

DeBeers’ diamond monopoly results from

Fluoride has some antibacterial properties. It is most effective when used alone, as rinses can negate the effect of fluoride.

An object moves 15.0 m north and then 11.0 m south.  Find both the distance traveled and the magnitude of the displacement vector.  

When determining the value to you of a particular asset, you will utilize your required rate of return. Why does your required rate of return vary across different asset classes (e.g. stocks vs. bonds) and perhaps even different assets within an asset class? Why might your portfolio required rate of return be different than mine? Name the one foundational component of everyone’s required rate of return, in fewest words possible (i.e., don’t make a bunch of guesses). State why this element should be part of everyone’s required rate of return.

The thiocyanate ion, an ion formed from a carbon atom, a nitrogen atom, and a sulfur atom, could have three different molecular structures: NCS–, CNS–, or CSN–. Which of the following best explains why NCS⁻ is the preferred Lewis structure for the thiocyanate ion?