The above figure shows the market for rice in Japan. S represents the domestic supply curve, and the horizontal line at P =1 represents the world supply curve. If imported rice is banned, the loss in social welfare is
A) a + b + c + d + e.
B) a.
C) c + e.
D) i.
D
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Smyth Industries operated as a monopolist for the past several years, earning annual profits amounting to $50 million, which it could have maintained if Jones Incorporated did not enter the market. The result of this increased competition is lower prices and lower profits; Smyth Industries now earns $10 million annually. The managers of Smyth Industries are trying to devise a plan to drive Jones Incorporated out of the market so Smyth can regain its monopoly position (and profit). One of Smyth's managers suggests pricing its product 50 percent below marginal cost for exactly one year. The estimated impact of such a move is a loss of $1 billion. Ignoring antitrust concerns, is it in Smyth Industries' interest to remain as a duopolist or engage in predatory pricing?
A. Remain as a duopolist since $210 million is greater than $0. B. Remain as a duopolist since $210 million is greater than $100 million. C. Engage in predatory pricing since $210 million is greater than $200 million. D. Engage in predatory pricing since $1.05 billion is greater than $1 billion.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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A. 100 B. 20 C. 40 D. 80