Answer the next question based on the following demand and cost data for a specific firm.Demand DataCost Data(1) Price(2) Price(3) QuantityTotal OutputTotal Cost$50$3522$4545303355402544703520559030156611525107714520588180Suppose that entry of firms into the industry changes this firm's demand schedule from columns 1 and 3 to columns 2 and 3. Maximum economic profit will decrease to
A. zero.
B. $25.
C. $35.
D. $70.
Answer: C
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Hotelling's model has been used to describe differentiation in the political "market." Suppose that 100 voters are evenly distributed between the extreme left and the extreme right on the political spectrum, and that all voters vote, and they always vote for the candidate closest to them on this spectrum. The numbers on this spectrum represent the number of voters lying to the left of the number. So, at the midpoint, fifty voters lie to the left and fifty to the right. At the extreme right end, all 100 voters lie to the left. 
width="553" />If Candidate Y is running against Candidate Z: A. Neither candidate has any incentive to move. B. Both candidates will have an incentive to move to the left. C. Candidate Y will have an incentive to move to the left, and Candidate Z will have an incentive to move to the right. D. Both candidates will have an incentive to move toward each other's position.
If Country A opens up their corn market to trade with the rest of the world and the global price of corn is lower than the equilibrium price of corn in Country A, then Country A will ________ corn, which will ________ consumer surplus, ________
producer surplus, and ________ total surplus. A) import; increase; decrease; increase B) import; decrease; increase; increase C) export; increase; decrease; increase D) export; decrease; increase; increase E) export; decrease; increase; decrease
Which of the following helped the U.S. economy recover following the recession of 2001?
a. The U.S. government increased spending to fight the war on terror. b. A series of corporate scandals decreased consumer confidence. c. The U.S. government increased interest rates to boost saving. d. Consumers rapidly increased their purchases and increased aggregate demand.
National income equals gross domestic product
A) plus sales taxes. B) plus government transfer payments. C) minus the consumption of fixed capital. D) minus government transfer payments.