An oligopoly market structure is characterized by firms closely watching their rivals' pricing policies
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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Suppose a monopolist sells in two distinct markets. The demand and marginal revenue for the first market are given by P1 = 240 - 2Q1 and MR1 = 240 - 4Q1, respectively, where Q1 is the quantity demanded and P1 is the price paid by the first group. The demand and marginal revenue for the second market are given by P2 = 120 - Q2 and MR2 = 120 - 2Q2, respectively, where Q2 is the quantity demanded and P2 is the price paid by the second group. The monopoly's marginal cost is given by MC = 4/9 Q, where Q is the total output produced by the monopoly.
(i) How much does the monopoly supply in each market and what price does it charge? (ii) What is the common equilibrium value of marginal revenue and marginal cost? (iii) Use your answers to parts i and ii to calculate the elasticity of demand for each market.
Why is the value added by each producer included in the calculation of GDP instead of his sales revenue?
What will be an ideal response?
The unemployment rate is measured as
A) the number of people that want to work but cannot find jobs out of the entire population. B) the percentage of people in the labor force who are unemployed. C) an indicator to determine long-term economic growth. D) an indicator for potential inflation.
Economists study poverty and income inequality to answer which of the following questions?
a. What are people's wages? b. How does labor-force experience affect wages? c. How much inequality is there in society? d. How do people adjust their behavior due to taxation?