Firms have tried a number of different strategies to reduce the negative effects of competition on their ability to earn economic profits
Which of the following strategies is most desirable from the viewpoint of economic efficiency and consumer well being? A) Collusion.
B) Price leadership.
C) Formation of cartels.
D) Investment in research and development.
D
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Required reserves for a commercial bank
A) are the minimum reserves that a bank must hold to back its deposits. B) are the reserves that a bank plans to hold in the bank's vault. C) are only the money used by the bank tellers. D) consist only of the bank's deposits at the Fed.
Explain why a price discriminating monopolist would not necessarily want to price all along the entire demand curve
What will be an ideal response?
The total cost to the firm of producing zero units of output is
a. zero in both the short run and the long run. b. its fixed cost in the short run and zero in the long run. c. its fixed cost in both the short run and the long run. d. its variable cost in both the short run and the long run.
Refer to the figure. If more criminals are in the mix of potential immigrants, how will this affect the optimal quantity of immigrants?
A. It will increase MC and reduce the optimal quantity.
B. It will increase MC and raise the optimal quantity.
C. It will lower MC and raise the optimal quantity.
D. It will lower MC and reduce the optimal quantity.