If the market in the figure above is a monopoly that maximizes its profit and charges every consumer the same price for each unit of output the consumer buys, the consumer surplus is equal to ________.
A) area A.
B) area B.
C) area C.
D) area D.
A) area A.
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In the summer 2012 the lobster catch in Maine was especially large, but instead of celebrating the fisherman were suffering from a lower total revenue
(Source: New York Times, July 28, 2012 ) We learn from the article that despite the larger quantity of lobster caught, the total revenue of the fisherman decreased. This fact means that the demand for lobster is A) unit elastic. B) elastic. C) inelastic. D) perfectly elastic.
When we solve the firm's cost minimization problem by the method of Lagrange multipliers, the optimal value of the Lagrange multiplier equals the:
A) marginal product of labor. B) marginal product of capital. C) marginal cost of production. D) cost-output elasticity.
The assumption that nothing changes except the variables being studied is
A) the ceteris paribus assumption. B) the rationality assumption. C) positive economic analysis. D) normative economic analysis.
The Emission Trading Scheme of the European Union
A) created a market for pollutants. B) sets a cap on the amount of pollutants in each country. C) allowed firms to benefit from emitting pollutants. D) sets the amount of per-unit tax on each pollutant.