Monopolistically competitive firms advertise to attempt to
A. increase barriers to entry.
B. lower barriers to entry.
C. build brand loyalty.
D. lower their average variable costs.
Answer: C
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics has taken several steps to reduce the bias in the consumer price index. Which of the following is not one of the steps taken to reduce the bias?
A) updating the market basket every two years, rather than every 10 years B) using statistical methods to reduce the size of the quality bias C) conducting a point-of-purchase survey to track where consumers actually make their purchases D) incorporating substitutions by consumers when prices of specific products rise rapidly
Keynesians believe that the difference between using an increase in the money supply compared with an increase in government spending to increase aggregate demand in the event of a recession is that if government spending is increased, ________ will
be ________ than if the money supply is increased. A) real interest rate; higher B) real interest rate; lower C) the price level; lower D) the price level; higher
Which of the following schools of thought are policy interventionists favoring activist aggregate demand management to stabilize output and employment?
a. Keynesians b. Monetarism c. The new classical economics d. The classical economics e. None of the above
In a typical cartel agreement, the cartel maximizes profit when it: a. behaves as a duopolist
b. is flexible in enforcing production targets. c. behaves as a monopolist. d. behaves as a perfectly competitive firm.