Which of the following is NOT an example of ways in which microeconomic analysis can help Toyota Motor Corporation in its corporate decision making?

A) Forecasting demand for new automobiles
B) Determining how many automobiles to produce in order to maximize profits
C) Predicting how competitors will react to the firm's pricing strategy
D) Forecasting the effect of Toyota's hiring patterns on the U.S. unemployment rate
E) Forecasting the effect of an oil price increase on demand for hybrid autos

Contractors who sell to government agencies would be most likely to use which of the following cost methods in pricing their products?

A) variable cost method
B) product cost method
C) total cost method
D) fixed cost method

​Bid-rigging is less likely in

A) ​oral auctions
B) English auctions
C) first-price sealed-bid auctions
D) ​all are equally likely

Nonprofit organizations rely primarily on three sources of funding: special events, individual donations, and _______.

_____ is one of the clearest ways of distinguishing between industrial and developing countries.

A) The interest rate
B) The birth rate
C) The enrolment rate
D) The number of skyscrapers
E) The composition of the population

Social goods are nonrival in consumption.