The self-correcting mechanism would be expected to be very rapid in an economy with
a. a large multiplier.
b. flexible prices.
c. rigid wages.
d. high labor productivity.
b
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A new country has been established on the moon and created a currency called cheesybits. Which of the following represents demand for cheesybits?
A. Luna lives on the moon and wants to travel to visit relatives in Japan. B. Moonbeam Incorporated, the largest company on the moon, sells building products for houses on the moon. C. Moonrock corporation needs new mining equipment that it buys from a manufacturer in Russia. D. Han is visiting the moon and wants to eat at his favorite restaurant, the Moonglow Bar and Grill.
The demand curve faced by a dominant firm in an oligopoly model is the difference between the market demand and the supply that the fringe will produce at each price
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A monopolist faces a demand curve given by P = 20 - Q and has total costs given by TC = Q2. By using a bit of calculus, you should be able to determine that the firm's marginal revenue is MR = 20 - 2Q and its marginal cost is MC = 2Q. If the firm's profitmaximizing output level is 5 and its profit maximizing price is $15, what are its monopoly profits at this price and quantity?
a. $25 b. $50 c. $75 d. $100
The neighborhood ice cream shop finds that when it charges $3 per ice cream cone, its total revenues are $90,000. It has total variable costs of $30,000 and total fixed costs of $40,000. From this we can infer the:
A. shop sells 10,000 ice cream cones. B. price is less than average total cost. C. economic profits are $20,000. D. shop will be closed in the long run.