Which of the following industries can create barriers to the entry of new firms due to size and specificity?
a. A hydroelectric power plant
b. A garment manufacturer exporting apparels
c. An owner of a retail chain
d. An automobile manufacturing company
A
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A monopolist sells a homogeneous good in several distinct submarkets, and the elasticities of demand differ in these submarkets
If the monopolist selects the rate of output to sell in each submarket by equating marginal revenue and marginal cost, then A) all customers in all markets end up paying the same price. B) it is not price discriminating, but merely price differentiating. C) customers in markets with more elastic demand will pay higher prices than customers in markets with less elastic demand. D) customers in markets with more elastic demand will pay lower prices than customers in markets with less elastic demand.
A stable monetary environment will typically lead to a. inflation
b. producers and consumers better coordinating their decisions through markets. c. independence of central banks. d. increased trade deficits and limited budgets deficits.
Possible causes of an upward-sloping demand curve are:
a. consumers judge the quality of a product based on quality b. consumers judge the quality of a product based on price c. consumers purchase a product based on snob appeal d. a and b are true e. b and c are true
Table 36-1Suppose the economy of Macroland is described by the following:C = 200 + 0.8 DI (DI = disposable income)I = 300 + 0.2Y?50r (Y = GDP)(r, the interest rate, is measured in percentage points. For example, a 9 percent interest rate is r = 9).For this economy, assume that the Federal Reserve uses its monetary policy to peg the interest rate atr = 5G = 750T = 0.25YX = 200M = 150 + 0.2YHint: DI = Y?T From Table 36-1, compute equilibrium GDP for Macroland.
A. 3,000 B. 2,950 C. 2,625 D. 2,525