Market failure refers to a situation in which the market does not allocate resources efficiently
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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Unlike a perfectly competitive firm, for a monopolistically competitive firm
A) price ? marginal cost for all output levels. B) price ? average revenue for all output levels. C) price ? marginal revenue for all output levels. D) marginal revenue = marginal cost at the profit-maximizing output.
Which of the following is correct? When the price of normal good Z falls:
A) both income and substitution effects cause the consumer to buy more. B) both income and substitution effects cause the consumer to buy less. C) the income effect causes the consumer to buy less, but the substitution effect causes her to buy more. D) the income effect causes the consumer to buy more, but the substitution effect causes her to buy less.
A ________ is rival in consumption and viewers are excludable.
A. television signal broadcast through the air B. television signal sent by cable C. solar eclipse D. fireworks show in a local park
For a given upward-sloping supply curve, an increase in demand for chocolate chips will result in a:
a. ?lower equilibrium price and a higher equilibrium quantity. b. ?higher equilibrium price and a lower equilibrium quantity. c. ?lower equilibrium price and a lower equilibrium quantity. d. ?higher equilibrium price and a higher equilibrium quantity. e. ?decrease in the quantity supplied of chocolate chips.