In long-run perfectly competitive equilibrium, which of the following is false?
A) There is efficient, low-cost production at the minimum efficient scale.
B) Economic surplus is maximized.
C) Firms earn economic profit.
D) Economies of scale are exhausted.
Answer: C
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A) increase; increase B) increase; decrease C) decrease; increase D) decrease; decrease E) increase; not change
For a product with external benefits that is produced in a competitive, unregulated market, how can the resulting market output be described?
A) underproduction compared to the efficient level B) overproduction compared to the efficient level C) production equals the efficient level D) Underproduction or overproduction are both possible depending on whether the external benefit is to consumption or production. E) None of the above is correct.
Identify the Marginal External Benefit (MEB) function, and briefly explain what this function is measuring.
Suppose you are a public official responsible for setting a retail disposal charge on antifreeze. Estimated marginal benefit and cost functions for antifreeze are as follows: MPB = 10.0 – 0.5Q MPC = MSC = 1.0 + 0.4Q MSB = 10.0 –1.1Q, whereMPB, MSB, and MPC are measured in dollars per gallon, and Q is in millions of gallons.
Other things the same, an increase in the price level causes the real value of the dollar to fall in the market for foreign-currency exchange
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false