The economy is in short-run equilibrium when . a. aggregate demand intersects short-run aggregate supply. b. short-run aggregate supply intersects long-run aggregate supply. c. aggregate demand intersects long-run aggregate supply. d. aggregate demand intersects both long-run and short-run aggregate supply. e. the economy is at full-employment output.

Which of the following statements about brand names is true? brand names give the seller an incentive to provide consistently high-quality products and services in order to protect the reputation of the brand. brand names are always economically wasteful since they dupe consumers into buying more expensive goods and services that are no different from generic versions. it is always rational to prefer brand names over generic substitutes. read the following example and determine whether it illustrates a common critique or defense of advertising. musashi sees a commercial for a brand x clothing company that depicts the wearers of the clothes out having a good time with friends. although he doesn't particularly need new clothes, the commercial prompts him to buy a brand x t-shirt.

Is exploiting a distinctive competence or improving efficiency for competitive advantage. (a) cooptation (b) coalition (c) competitive intelligence (d) competitive aggression (e) smoothing

Suppose a holiday inn hotel has annual fixed costs applicable to its rooms of $1.2 million for its 300-room hotel, average daily room rents of $50, and average variable costs of $10 for each room rented. it operates 365 days per year. the amount of operating income on rooms, assuming an occupancy* rate of 80% for the year, that will be generated for the entire year is *occupancy = % of rooms rented