Behavioral economists argue that asset price bubbles and other examples of herd behavior may be due to biases resulting from the law of small numbers
In particular, the investors may observe unusually ________ returns for some asset and use this limited information to ________ the probability that returns will be high in the future. A) low, over-estimate
B) low, under-estimate
C) high, over-estimate
D) high, under-estimate
C
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Stock prices are
A) based less on the current profitability of firms than on their expected future profitability. B) based equally on the current profitability of firms and on their expected future profitability. C) not based on the current profitability of firms or on their expected future profitability. D) based more on the current profitability of firms than on their expected future profitability.
Which is NOT a characteristic of monopolistic competition?
A) small share of market to each firm B) lack of collusion among firms C) few firms in the industry D) independence of each firm's decisions
The CPI in the base year is always equal to 100
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Smyth Industries operated as a monopolist for the past several years, earning annual profits amounting to $50 million, which it could have maintained if Jones Incorporated did not enter the market. The result of this increased competition is lower prices and lower profits; Smyth Industries now earns $10 million annually. The managers of Smyth Industries are trying to devise a plan to drive Jones Incorporated out of the market so Smyth can regain its monopoly position (and profit). One of Smyth's managers suggests pricing its product 50 percent below marginal cost for exactly one year. The estimated impact of such a move is a loss of $1 billion. Ignoring antitrust concerns, answer the following question: If Smyth Industries engages in predatory pricing by slashing its price 50 percent
below marginal cost, the present value of current and future profits is: A. $100 million. B. $0. C. ?$100 million. D. $200 million.