A drug company rushes to market a drug to cure cancer. The drug works for 90% of the people who use it; however, the remaining 10% could suffer severe complications, including death. Would a Utilitarian consider releasing this drug to the public an ethical decision? Why, or why not?

Slavery was supported by most of Southern white society because…

A particularly cruel aspect of the internal slave trade was that it:

Clothing for women in the 1800s can best be described as….

The MAIN concern of those who opposed a national bank had to do with…

Many female slaves were sexually exploited by their masters and this was acceptable in Southern society.

For a particular good, a 3 percent increase in price causes a 10 percent decrease in quantity demanded. Which of the following statements is most likely applicable to this good?

Roger owns a small health store that sells vitamins in a perfectly competitive market. If vitamins sell for $12 per bottle and the average total cost per bottle is $11.50 at the profit-maximizing output level, then in the long run

When firms have an incentive to exit a competitive market, their exit will

Your younger sister needs $50 to buy a new bike. She has opened a lemonade stand to make the money she needs. Your mother is paying for all of the ingredients. She currently is charging 25 cents per cup, but she wants to adjust her price to earn the $50 faster. If you know that the demand for lemonade is elastic, what is your advice to her?