Refer to the table below. The perfectly competitive market for dairy products has a 40 percent chance of a high price of $3.00 and a 60 percent chance of a low price of $2.00. To maximize expected profit, Happy Cows should produce ________ units and Free Cows should produce ________ units.
Happy Cows and Free Cows are two separate perfectly competitive dairy farms. The table above shows the respective firms' marginal cost at various production levels.
A) 120; 120
B) 140; 120
C) 120; 140
D) 140; 140
B) 140; 120
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Suppose velocity is constant at 4, real output is 10, and the price level is 2. From this initial situation, the government increases the nominal money supply to 6. If velocity and output remain unchanged, by how much will the price level increase?
A) 2.4% B) 20% C) 24% D) 50%
A monopolist
A) can charge whatever price it wants because it is the only firm producing the good. B) can usually keep price equal to marginal revenue by lowering the price on the last unit sold only. C) faces a demand curve that is more elastic than the demand curve for the industry. D) is constrained in its pricing decisions by the demand curve it faces.
Which of the following would be least likely to affect the supply of automobiles?
a. higher prices for steel and other resources used in producing automobiles b. a successful physical fitness plan encouraging Americans to walk rather than drive to their destinations c. a technological improvement reducing the production costs of automobiles d. increased wages for members of the United Auto Workers union
Contractionary monetary policy is most likely to:
A. decreases interest rates, raises investment, and increases income. B. increases interest rates, reduces investment, and decreases income. C. increases interest rates, raises investment, and increases income. D. decreases interest rates, reduces investment, and decreases income.