Suppose you own a firm that produces widgets and is a monopoly. The market demand is given by the equation P = 100 - 2Q, where P is the price of gadgets and Q is the quantity of gadgets sold per week. The firm's marginal costs are given by the equation MC = 16Q. When the monopolist maximizes profits the price elasticity of demand for widgets is
A. 9.
B. 36.
C. 0.02.
D. 0.5.
Answer: A
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A) If the price of a substitute rises, the demand curve shifts leftward. B) An increase in the cost of producing a good shifts the demand curve leftward. C) An increase in population shifts the demand curve leftward. D) If people expect the price of a good will rise in the future, the demand curve shifts leftward. E) For an inferior good, when income increases, the demand curve shifts leftward.
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A) actual marginal product of capital; actual marginal product of labor B) actual marginal product of capital; expected marginal product of capital C) expected marginal product of capital; the opportunity cost of capital D) expected marginal product of capital; user cost of capital
In the case of a normal good,
A) demand curves always slope downward. B) the income effect and substitution effect are in the same direction. C) the Engel curve slopes upward. D) All of the above.
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A) This situation produces a natural monopoly. B) Proportional increases in output yield proportionally small increases in total cost. C) The long-run average cost curve of the firm will increase at a low level of output. D) There will only be one firm in this industry.