Changes in one variable on a graph might be caused by the other variable on the graph or by a third omitted variable.

________________________________ reports changes in the owner's claim on the business's assets over a period of time.

The demand curve faced by a monopolistically competitive firm

A) is more elastic than the monopolist's demand curve.
B) is less elastic than the monopolist's demand curve.
C) will shift outward as new firms enter the industry.
D) is more elastic than the demand curve faced by the purely competitive firm.

Studies of the relationship between personality and team effectiveness suggest that

A) there is no such thing as a "team player."
B) team skills cannot be learned: they are fixed by nature.
C) emotional stability is the key predictor of team effectiveness.
D) team outcomes depend on composition,not team members' personalities.
E) team effectiveness is most closely associated with agreeableness and conscientiousness.

Usury is considered the charging of

A) higher interest rates than people are willing to pay.
B) lower interest rates than people are willing to pay.
C) unconscionably high interest rates.
D) extremely low rates of interest.