For a monopolist, at the profit-maximizing level of output price is:
A. equal to marginal cost.
B. equal to marginal revenue.
C. constant.
D. chosen according to demand.
Answer: D
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Market equilibrium
i. can never occur because there are always people who want a good but cannot afford it. ii. occurs at the intersection of the supply and demand curves. iii. is the point where the price equals the quantity. A) ii and iii B) i only C) ii only D) i and ii E) iii only
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A) unlikely; workers would suffer real wage declines if they have competition from foreign workers B) unlikely; firms would find it expensive to hire workers if they have to pay in the common currency C) likely; labor market integration means that when there are asymmetric demand shocks the adjustment can be eased by migration of workers D) likely; labor force rules and policies can be harmonized more easily
Using the money demand and money supply model, an open market purchase of Treasury securities by the Federal Reserve would cause the equilibrium interest rate to
A) increase. B) decrease. C) not change. D) increase if the economy is in a recession.