Which idea is inconsistent with perfect competition?
A. price-taking behavior
B. a large number of buyers and sellers
C. product differentiation
D. freedom of entry or exit for firms
Answer: C
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Across national economies which of the following is the most important source of variation in growth rates?
A) labor growth B) capital growth C) productivity growth D) government regulation
Crunchy Chips is a potato chip manufacturer. To produce the chips, Crunchy Chips needs to first peel and slice the potatoes and then fry them within two minutes of slicing to prevent browning. If Crunchy Chips is unable to fry the potatoes within two minutes, it must freeze the chips and later defrost them to fry them. Which of the following is true for Crunchy Chips?
A) Crunchy Chips faces a hold-up problem. B) Crunchy Chips has production technological interdependency. C) Vertically integrating the slicing and frying process will increase production costs. D) Crunchy Chips has no production technological interdependency.
The federal budget deficit becomes _____ during recessions because _____
a. smaller; transfer payments increase and tax revenues decline b. larger; transfer payments increase and tax revenues decline c. larger; both transfer payments and tax revenues increase d. smaller; both transfer payments and tax revenues increase e. smaller; both transfer payments and tax revenues decrease
A pack of cigarettes costs $6. At the age of 16, some people start smoking one pack per day or 365 packs a year. Assume there is no increase in the future price of cigarettes. How much retirement wealth are these people sacrificing if they smoke until reaching the age of 66?
A) $2,190 (=$6 * 365 days). B) $ 109,500 (=$2,190 * 50 years). C) $6. D) $109,500 plus the compound interest income that could have been earned on the funds over the 50 years.