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You are assigned to enter a structure to extinguish the fire. You go in with another firefighter (your partner). What should happen when you are assigned a partner for this assignment?

Which of these describes the concept that each person reports to only one direct supervisor?

If you have thoughts of suicide, what is something you do NOT want to do?

What limitation would an under-construction building have without any windows?

Prof. Harris likes to watch Super Bowl ads because: 

Suppose the market for gasoline starts out in equilibrium, as seen from the Supply & Demand graph below.  Refer to your answers as (a), (b), & (c).                                                                                               Suppose the demand curve shifts to the right and the supply curve shifts to the left. a. Provide one specific reason why the demand curve for gasoline would shift to the right. b. Provide one specific reason why the supply curve for gasoline would shift to the left. c. Given the shifts above, what will happen to the new equilibrium price and quantity of gasoline? Answer in 1-2 sentences. 

The statement “government should provide free health care for every member of society” is: 

Consider the production possibility curve below showing the production of airplanes and coffee in the fictionalized country of Utopia: If there is an improvement in radar technology, how would you expect the production possibility curve to change?

Suppose you sell laptops for $1,000 and discover that, at that price, the own-price elasticity of demand for laptops is less than 1.  What will you do next?

Suppose you spent all day yesterday studying for your economics exam.  Instead, you could have done one of these things, in this order of importance to you:1. Mowed your neighbors’ lawns, earning $100.2. Gone to the beach, which you value at $50.3. Stayed home, slept late and then watched TV, valued at $25. What was the opportunity cost of spending the day studying?