Which of the following is definitely not a nonexcludable public good?
A. national defense
B. elementary education
C. flood control
D. charitable giving
E. None of the above; all are nonexcludable public goods.
Answer: B
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What will be an ideal response?
Domestic firms operating abroad may find it economically beneficial to adopt environment-friendly standards because
A) foreign nations may be upset if firms do not use the environment-friendly technology. B) the least-cost strategy usually involves the adoption of one set of environment-friendly technology rather than multiple standards. C) they may be forced to replace the old technology whenever the foreign country experiences positive economic development. D) their environment-unfriendly technology may be replaced by foreign-based technology. E) Only C and D are correct.
Healthy Crunch contractually requires distributors who purchase Healthy Crunch's snack bars to also purchase Healthy Crunch's breakfast cereal. The legality of the practice will be evaluated under Section ________ of the Clayton Act.
A) 7 B) 2 C) 8 D) 3
The business activities of Firm A confer positive externalities on Firm B, and the business activities of Firm B confer positive externalities on Firm A. If the two firms merged, then
a. their respective markets would move closer to the social optimum. b. their respective markets would move further away from the social optimum. c. total surplus in their respective markets would decrease. d. the merger would serve as an example of a misguided public policy toward externalities.