If a monopolist is producing the quantity at which price equals marginal cost, it should
A) continue to produce this amount if it wants to maximize profits.
B) reduce output if it wants to maximize profits.
C) reduce price and keep output unchanged if it wants to maximize profits.
D) increase output if it wants to maximize profits.
B
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Holding other factors constant, if food prices decline relative to the prices of other products, then the real wages of agricultural workers will ________ and employment of agricultural workers will ________.
A. increase; increase B. decrease; not change C. increase; decrease D. decrease; decrease
Refer to Figure 2-4. Consider the following events:
a. an increase in the patent protection period to 75 years b. a hurricane that destroys a substantial portion of a nation's capital stock c. the implementation of a secure and enforceable property rights system Which of the events listed above could cause a movement from W to Z? A) a, b, and c B) a only C) a and c only D) a and b only E) b and c only
Consider a downward-sloping demand curve. When the price of an inferior good decreases, the income and substitution effects
A) work in the same direction to increase quantity demanded. B) work in the same direction to decrease quantity demanded. C) work in opposite directions and quantity demanded increases. D) work in opposite directions and quantity demanded decreases.
What do most economists think is the most accurate statement about velocity?
a. It is fairly constant in the short run, but varies considerably in the long run, complicating predictions about nominal GDP. b. M1 velocity is more stable in the short run than M2 velocity, and it has been a superior tool in predicting changes in nominal GDP. c. It is not constant in the short run, and predictions about nominal GDP have not fared well. d. M2 velocity has been less stable than M1 velocity, but both are reliable enough to make accurate predictions about changes in nominal GDP.