A competitive market with no externalities is efficient when it is in equilibrium because
A) total benefit equals total cost.
B) marginal benefit equals marginal cost.
C) consumer surplus equals producer surplus.
D) the sum of consumer surplus plus producer surplus is minimized.
E) the deadweight gain equals its maximum.
B
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A) at the moment the price level hits its peak (stops rising) because both the price level and expected inflation effects are at work. B) immediately after the price level begins to rise, because both the price level and expected inflation effects are at work. C) at the moment the expected inflation rate hits its peak. D) at the moment the inflation rate hits it peak.
The idea behind clustering is that each part of a network is ___________ productive operating in isolation, so if governments can push each element of the cluster in unison, they should realize ___________ in productivity.
A. far more; huge gains B. far less; huge losses C. far less; huge gains D. far more; huge losses
Cross-price elasticity of demand measures how the quantity demanded of one good changes as the price of another good changes
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Exhibit 4-7 Demand and supply schedules for movie tickets Price QuantityDemanded QuantitySupplied $10 200 500 8 240 470 6 370 420 4 390 390 2 410 310 In Exhibit 4-7, a 100 unit decrease in quantity demanded at every price level would cause the new equilibrium price to become:
A. $8. B. $6. C. $4. D. $2.