In the dominant firm model as evidenced by the production of iPods by Apple, the entrance of the competitive fringe firms has what effect on the dominant firm?
A) Its price is lower, but it produces more output.
B) Its price is lower, and it produces less output.
C) Its price is the same, but it produces less output.
D) Its price is higher, but it produces more output.
A
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If the purchasing power of the dollar is greater than the purchasing power of the euro, purchasing power parity predicts that the exchange rate will
A) not fluctuate and stay constant in the long run. B) increase if the exchange rate is greater than 1 euro per dollar. C) decrease if the exchange rate is less than 1 euro per dollar. D) be equal to the relative purchasing power across the currencies in the long run.
How does the two-good, two-country version of the Ricardian model differ from the two-country, many-good model in terms of the determination which goods are produced and exported by each country?
What will be an ideal response?
Markets often generate negative externalities because
a. there are too many participants in the marketplace b. property rights are sometimes poorly defined c. identifying pollution sources isn't easy d. free riders are hard to control e. social benefits have not been internalized
The four-firm concentration ratio cannot have a value above 1.0.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.