Social demand is equal to
A. Tax revenue plus or minus externalities.
B. Public demand plus or minus externalities.
C. Market demand plus or minus externalities.
D. Private goods plus or minus externalities.
Answer: C
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The Coase theorem states that
A) government intervention is always needed if externalities are present. B) assigning property rights is the only thing the government should do in a market economy. C) under certain conditions, the property right to an activity will be acquired by the party that values it most. D) a free-market equilibrium is the best solution to address externalities.
In the above figure, if 4000 bicycles are produced per month,
A) marginal benefit is greater than marginal cost. B) fewer bicycles should be produced to reach the allocatively efficient level of output. C) the marginal cost of production is 2 bottles of soda per bicycle. D) Both answers A and B are correct.
Suppose two goods coffee and creamer provide the consumer with utility but only if they are consumed in fixed proportions. An increase in the price of coffee will yield
a. a substitution effect and an income effect in opposite directions. b. a substitution effect and an income effect in the same direction. c. a substitution effect but no income effect. d. an income effect but no substitution effect.
According to William Shepherd's examination of competitive trends in the U.S. economy, a market is effectively competitive if
a. the top four firms supply more than 60 percent of the market, have stable market shares, and cooperate with each other b. the top four firms supply more than 60 percent of the market, have stable market shares, and compete with each other c. the industry exhibits low concentration, few barriers to entry, and little or no collusion d. the industry exhibits low concentration and little or no collusion, despite significant barriers to entry e. the dominant firm has two close rivals