The graph below shows the Chamberlin model. The dd curve is based on the assumption that 
A. market demand is more elastic than the demand for any one firm.
B. firms all follow each other when any one of them changes price.
C. firms can gain market share by lowering their price below the price of the competition.
D. firms will follow any price increases of their competitors.
Answer: C
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(a) Expenditure and taxation are increased. (b) Government expenditure is reduced and taxation is increased. (c) Expenditure and taxation are decreased. (d) Government expenditure is increased and taxation is reduced.
If the price of margarine falls, the demand for butter will
A) remain unchanged. B) increase. C) decrease. D) rise at first and then fall.
The economic functions of government differ from the political functions of government in that
A) the economic functions are carried out by the federal government, while the political functions are carried out by state and local governments. B) the economic functions include policies that affect income redistribution, while the political functions involve things that affect the way exchange is carried out. C) the economic functions involve things that affect the way exchange is carried out while the political functions include policies that affect income redistribution. D) the economic functions are carried out by state and local governments, while the political functions are carried out by the federal government.