In monopolistically competitive markets, economic profits ____, and ____ shifts the demand curve of the remaining firms to the ____
a. signal some remaining firms to exit; exit; right
b. signal some remaining firms to exit; exit; left
c. signal new firms to enter; entry; left
d. signal new firms to enter; entry; right
c
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The table above shows the exchange rates between various currencies and the U.S. dollar. Between 2015 and 2016, the Canadian dollar ________ against the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen ________ against the U.S. dollar
A) depreciated, depreciated B) appreciated, appreciated C) appreciated, depreciated D) depreciated, appreciated
If a firm's output less than doubles when all inputs are doubled, production is said to occur under conditions of
A) increasing returns to scale. B) imperfect competition. C) intra-industry equilibrium. D) constant returns to scale E) decreasing returns to scale.
Monopolies that price discriminate do so because
A) they are able to do so and no one else can. B) they can increase their profits. C) it keeps them out of trouble with the government. D) it is more efficient.
In a classic administrative snafu, the Army assigns trained classical musicians to kitchen duty and places trained cooks in the military band. This is an example of inefficiency in
a. output selection. b. production planning. c. product distribution. d. market segmentation.