If new firms enter a monopolistically competitive market, the demand curves for the existing firms will shift to the
A. Right, and there will be no change in price elasticity.
B. Left and become more price-inelastic.
C. Left and become more price-elastic.
D. Left, and there will be no change in price elasticity.
Answer: C
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A. each member of a group makes a contribution to a common pool which benefits only the contributor, and this leads to alignment of individual and collective interests. B. each member of a group makes a contribution to a common pool which benefits everyone, and this leads to alignment of individual and collective interests. C. each member of a group makes a contribution to a common pool which benefits only the contributor, and this leads to a conflict between individual and collective interests. D. each member of a group makes a contribution to a common pool which benefits everyone, and this leads to a conflict between individual and collective interests.
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a. $900 b. $4,200 c. $4,700 d. $4,900
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QD = 5,000 + 0.5 I + 0.2 A - 100P, and QS = -5000 + 100P where Q is the quantity per year, P is price, I is income per household, and A is advertising expenditure. a. If A = $10,000 and I = $25,000, what is the demand curve? b. Given the demand curve in part a., what is equilibrium price and quantity? c. If consumer incomes increase to $30,000, what will be the impact on equilibrium price and quantity?
The spending multiplier does not apply to investment spending by businesses
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false