The joining of firms that are producing or selling a similar product is
A) a conglomerate merger.
B) a horizontal merger.
C) a vertical merger.
D) always an illegal merger.
B
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If the MPC in an economy is 0.75, government could shift the aggregate demand curve leftward by $60 billion by
A. reducing government purchases by $60 billion. B. reducing government purchases by $12 billion. C. increasing taxes by $15 billion. D. increasing taxes by $20 billion.
If you have found the percentage of the value of total revenue accounted for by the four largest firms in an industry, you have found the
A) elasticity of demand value. B) elasticity of supply value. C) Herfindahl-Hirschman Index. D) four-firm concentration ratio. E) monopolistic concentration index.
Nonexcludable goods tend to be undersupplied because:
A. the free rider problem persists. B. people do not pay the true value of the good. C. people rarely willingly pay for something they could get for free, regardless of how much they value it. D. All of these statements are true.
Candy has a $100 gift card to a department store and needs a new watch. She walks into the store and is overwhelmed by the sheer number of watches and price points, from $30 to $3,000. She loves expensive luxury watches but has no other money to spend. She also loves cosmetics and would spend any money left over from the gift card on makeup. Explain how she can use the concept of marginal utility to analyze the options available to her and maximize her satisfaction.
What will be an ideal response?