If buyers compete against sellers, then
A) buyers would be worse off as more sellers enter the market.
B) buyers would be better off with fewer sellers in the market.
C) sellers would be worse off with more buyers for their products.
D) sellers would be better off with fewer buyers of their products.
E) all the above are true.
E
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The above figure shows Dana's marginal benefit curve for ice cream. If the price of ice cream is $2 per gallon and Dana is allowed to buy only 8 gallons of ice cream, then her consumer surplus on the 8th gallon is
A) $1. B) $2. C) $3. D) $8.
Refer to Table 22-1. Based on the table above, which country has a higher standard of living and why?
A) Ireland has a higher standard of living because growth in GDP is greater in Ireland than in Sweden. B) Sweden has a higher standard of living because their GDP is higher. C) Ireland has a higher standard of living because their GDP per capita is higher. D) Sweden has a higher standard of living because their GDP per capita is higher.
To enforce the optimum level of emissions, a government could set an emissions fee, which would be
A) the dollar value indicated by the intersection of the MSB and MCA curves, and would apply to every unit of pollutants the firm emitted. B) the dollar value indicated by the intersection of the MSB and MCA curves, and would apply to every unit of pollutants the firm emitted above the standard. C) the vertical intercept of the MSB curve. D) the vertical intercept of the MCA curve. E) the vertical distance between the intercepts of the MSB curve and the MCA curve.
A natural monopoly
A. usually arises when there are large economies of scale. B. involves multiple firms selling differentiated products. C. is derived from deposits of natural resources. D. requires government licensing initially.