A shift from S1 to S2 reflects the change that happens when a negative externality is taken into account. A shift from D1 to D2 reflects the change that happens when a positive externality is taken into account.Refer to the above figures. An external cost exists. This will lead to a(n)
A. overproduction equal to Q1 minus Q2.
B. underproduction equal to Q1 minus Q2.
C. overproduction equal to Q4 minus Q3.
D. underproduction equal to Q4 minus Q3.
Answer: A
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Quantity Price Total Revenue Marginal Revenue Total Cost Marginal Cost 1 $30 $32 2 28 43 3 26 53 4 24 64 5 22 76 6 20 90 7 18 106 8 16 126 Use the data to answer the following questions. a. Complete the Total Revenue (TR), Marginal Revenue (MR), and Marginal Cost (MC) columns above. b. What are the profit-maximizing price and quantity for Velvet Touches? c. Is the firm making a profit or a loss? How much is the profit or loss? Show your work. d. Is this firm operating in the long run or in the short run? Explain your answer. e. If the firm's profit or loss is typical of all firms in the market for throw pillows, what is likely to happen in the future? Will there be more firms or will some existing firms leave the industry? Explain your answer. f. What will happen to the typical firm's profit or loss after all entry/exit adjustments?
Describe the profit-maximizing firm's decision about how much to spend on innovation
A rational decision maker will take only those actions for which the expected marginal benefit _____
a. is positive. b. is at its maximum level. c. is greater than or equal to the expected marginal cost. d. is less than the expected marginal cost. e. exactly equals the total cost.
What causes a decrease in income in this graph?
a. The total of areas d + f is less than the total of areas e + d.
b. The total of areas d + f is more than the total of areas e + d.
c. The total of areas e + f is less than the total of areas e + d.
d. The total of areas e + f is more than the total of areas e + d.