In July 2008, the Federal Communications Commission approved the merger of satellite radio providers XM Satellite and Sirius Satellite Radio, establishing a single satellite radio company in America
Under the terms of the deal, the companies agreed not to raise prices for the next three years. Why would the FTC require prices not to increase for three years? A) Compared to competition, monopolies are always worse for consumers.
B) Compared to competition, monopolies restrict output and charge higher prices.
C) Compared to competition, monopolies increase prices and output.
D) Compared to competition, monopolies restrict output and charge lower prices.
B
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In 2008, the financial and housing crisis caused firms to decrease their profit expectations. As a result, there was a ________ in the ________ for loanable funds curve
A) leftward shift; demand B) movement upward along; demand C) leftward shift; supply D) movement downward along; supply
The price elasticity of new automobile purchases is about 1.2. This implies that an increase of $1,000 on a $10,000 automobile will
A. reduce the number of autos sold by approximately 1.2 percent. B. increase the consumer expenditures on autos by approximately 1.2 percent. C. reduce the number of autos sold by approximately 12 percent. D. increase consumer expenditures on autos by approximately 12 percent.
If the marginal cost curve is below the average variable cost curve, then
A) average variable cost is increasing. B) marginal cost must be decreasing. C) average variable cost could either be increasing or decreasing. D) average variable cost is decreasing.
If the Fed shifts to a more restrictive monetary policy in order to help control inflation, the policy shift will generally
a. stimulate aggregate demand and real output as soon as the policy is instituted. b. reduce aggregate demand immediately and quickly bring the inflation under control. c. reduce aggregate demand and help bring the inflation under control, but the primary effects may not be felt for several months (or quarters). d. lower real interest rates in the short run, but in the long run, real interest rates will rise.