When the loss from a business-stealing externality exceeds the gain from a product-variety externality,
a. firms are more likely to operate at efficient scale.
b. there are likely to be too many firms in a monopolistically competitive market.
c. market efficiency is likely to be enhanced by the entry of new firms.
d. all firms are earning zero economic profit.
b
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Assume there is a simultaneous decrease in the incomes of people in the market for new homes and a decrease in the wages paid to carpenters, plumbers, and electricians
All else constant, we can predict, with certainty, that in the market for new homes the equilibrium: A) quantity of new homes will decrease. B) quantity of new homes will increase. C) price of new homes will decrease. D) price of new homes will increase.
After graduation, you start an internet-based firm that allows people to buy and sell books online. Based on your market research, you believe there are two basic types of customers
The first type is the casual reader who has relatively low willingness-to-pay for your services, and their annual demand is Q1 = 30 - 40P where Q1 is the number of books traded per year and P is the price you charge per book traded. The second type of customer is the avid reader who has relatively high willingness-to-pay for your services, and their demand is Q2 = 100 - 50P. The marginal cost of your online service is $0.40 per book traded. a. If you set your usage fee equal to the marginal cost, how many books will each type of customer trade on your system? What is the consumer surplus enjoyed by each type of customer? b. What is the optimal entry fee that you should charge under a two-part tariff pricing scheme for access to your online market? How much consumer surplus is left for the two types of customers after they pay the entry fee and usage fee?
The exchange rate is the price of one currency in terms of another
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The opportunity cost of a decision is the
A. value of the best alternative not chosen. B. cost of making the wrong choice. C. cost incurred by others who are unhappy with your decision. D. value of all the alternatives not chosen.