A monopolistically competitive firm is producing an output level where marginal revenue is greater than marginal cost. What should this firm do to increase its profit or reduce its losses?
A) The firm should raise its price.
B) The firm should decrease its fixed costs.
C) The firm should increase its implicit costs.
D) The firm should lower its price.
Answer: D
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Which of the following is most likely to be true? A) It will be impossible to rent an apartment in either city at any price. B) It will be difficult to find a rent-controlled apartment in Albany or Halftrack; rents for the Halftrack apartments not subject to controls will be higher than they would be without rent control. C) It will be easier to find an affordable apartment in Albany since rents will be low across the board. D) It will be easier to find an affordable apartment in Halftrack, either a rent-controlled apartment or another apartment, at a reasonable price.
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a. employees who join together to improve their working conditions b. firms that join together to hire workers c. firms that work together to negotiate better prices in the market d. farmers who work together to receive better prices for their agricultural products e. workers and firm owners who join together to improve working conditions
A change in the quantity supplied of a good is represented as a:
A. movement along a supply curve. B. shift of a supply curve. C. movement along the supply function. D. shift of the supply function.