A vertical merger takes place when
A. a firm acquires a conglomerate.
B. a firm acquires a competitor.
C. a firm integrates its production backward toward its source of supply or forward in its marketing chain.
D. firms merge in order to diversify.
C. a firm integrates its production backward toward its source of supply or forward in its marketing chain.
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Recall the Application. The change in demand for cigarettes resulting from the decrease in taxes would normally create, ceteris paribus
A) a decrease in their quantity supplied. B) a decrease in their supply. C) an increase in their supply. D) an increase in their quantity supplied.
What characteristic do human and physical capital share?
A) Both are controlled by the government. B) Current costs are incurred for future benefits. C) Their growth depends crucially on the growth of total factor productivity. D) The use of both exhibits rivalry.
Refer to the accompanying figure. Suppose the dairy lobby convinces the government to impose price controls in this market. If the government requires cheese to be sold for a price of $8 per pound, then, relative to before the price controls, total consumer surplus in the market would:
A. decrease. B. not change. C. increase. D. increase and then decrease.
Suppose the price of crude oil used to produce gasoline rises significantly. At the same time, consumers purchase hybrid cars in great numbers. In the market for gasoline, the market clearing price ________ and the equilibrium quantity ________.
A) definitely falls, is indeterminate
B) is indeterminate, definitely falls
C) definitely falls, definitely rises
D) definitely rises, is indeterminate