Describe how a firm that sells only one brand of bleach may be able to increase its profit if it re-labels some of its bleach

What will be an ideal response?


The firm could sell the same bleach under more than one brand name. Then, as long as some customers believe that two different labels contain different quality bleach, the firm could price discriminate and increase its profit.

Economics

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A theory can best be defined as

A. an untested assertion of untested fact. B. a set of assumptions that simplify the real world. C. the opinion of a reliable person who studies a subject or discipline. D. a deliberate simplification of factual relationships that attempts to explain how those relationships work. E. the accumulation of knowledge that has been verified by the scientific community.

Economics

Which of the following statements is CORRECT for a monopolistically competitive firm in the short run?

A) Its total revenue is maximized. B) Its total fixed cost is 0. C) Its marginal cost is equal to its marginal revenue. D) Its price is equal to its marginal cost.

Economics

Explain why wage and salary income differs among individuals

What will be an ideal response?

Economics

If a person completely smooths consumption over his lifetime, then consumption is best represented by which of the following?

A) wealth / the number of years the person expects to live B) lifetime income / the number of years the person expects to work C) (wealth + lifetime income) / the number of years the person expects to live D) (wealth + lifetime income) / the number of years the person expects to work

Economics