Refer to Figure 9-3. What is the area of domestic producer surplus without a quota?
A) A + B + C B) C C) A + B + C + D D) C + B
B
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Tickets to the Michigan-Notre Dame football game are usually sold out in advance of game day. This suggests that
a. the price of the tickets must be very high or else people would not consider them valuable
b. the price is set below the equilibrium level
c. the football stadium is relatively small
d. everyone who attends the game will enjoy it
e. the price is determined primarily by the fixed supply of tickets
Suppose the production of helicopters is an industry characterized by increasing returns to scale and an Argentine firm, Cicare, is the only player in this market. The firm caters to the global market and earns a profit of $10 million. Flettner, a German firm has been considering entering this market for a while, but it is aware that its entry will cause each firm to lose about $4 million
Although a government subsidy allows Flettner to enter the helicopter market, the company is unable to reap profits in the long run. Which of the following could have led to this outcome? a. Flettner experienced high production costs due to inadequate supply of inputs. b. New firms had entered the helicopter industry. c. The German government ran a balance of payment deficit. d. The Argentine government retaliated by subsidizing Cicare. e. There was very low investment in research and development in this industry.
Discuss national defense, infant industry, and strategic trade as arguments for protection
A year-long drought that destroys most wheat crops for the season would shift the:
A. short-run aggregate supply curve only. B. aggregate demand curve only. C. aggregate demand curve, and the short-run aggregate supply curve would shift in response. D. short-run aggregate supply curve and the long-run aggregate supply curve.