Which of the following most resembles a perfectly competitive market?
a. the stock market
b. the publishing industry
c. the steel industry
d. the new car market
a
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The above figure shows the marginal benefit and marginal cost curves for a public good. The quantity that has the best prospect of winning in an election by well-informed voters is
A) A. B) B. C) C. D) zero units supplied.
If bond investors think they lack enough details to evaluate the likelihood of defaults on certain bonds, this will result in higher:
A) expected return B) liquidity C) information costs D) expected inflation
If the marginal product of the second worker hired by a firm is 14 units and the price of the tenth unit of output is $7, then the marginal revenue product
a. of the second worker is $98, regardless of the structure of the product market b. of the second worker is $98 if the firm is a price searcher in the product market c. of the second worker is $98 if the product market is perfectly competitive d. of the tenth worker is $98 if the product market is perfectly competitive e. of the tenth worker is $98 if the firm is a price searcher in the product market
Miniville is an isolated town located on the southern shore of Lake Condescending, a very large lake. The western edge of Miniville is adjacent to impassable mountains and there are no towns or businesses for many miles to the east. The 300 residents of Miniville are evenly distributed along 3 miles of shoreline on the lake, east of the mountains. Lake Shore Drive, the only street in town, provides access to Miniville's homes and businesses. All residents live between the lake and the street; businesses locate on the other side of the street. Lake Shore Drive is 3 miles long, and the points labeled A, B, and C are 1, 2, and 3 miles from the western end of Lake Shore Drive, respectively. All residents of Miniville shop at the store located closest to their homes. src="https://sciemce.com/media/4/ppg__1420829190927__f1q535g1.jpg" alt="" style="vertical-align: 0.0px;" height="113" width="397" />If the first store to open in Miniville is located at A, to maximize the number of customers it attracts, the next store to open should locate:
A. just west of A.
B. just east of A.
C. at C.
D. at B.