Which of the following is not necessarily a characteristic of perfect competition?
a. low prices
b. a large number of buyers and sellers
c. a homogeneous product
d. perfect information
e. easy entry and exit in the long run
A
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If demand price elasticity measures 2, this implies that consumers would
a. buy twice as much of the product if the price drops 10 percent. b. require a 2 percent drop in price to increase their purchases by 1 percent. c. buy 2 percent more of the product in response to a 1 percent drop in price. d. require at least a $2 increase in price before showing any response to the price increase. e. buy twice as much of the product if the price drops 1 percent.
Which of the following is one of the convergence criteria that countries needed to satisfy to join the Eurozone?
A) 10 consecutive years in the ERM band without devaluation of its currency B) a government deficit of no more than 25% of GDP in the previous year C) total government debt of no more than 60% of GDP in the previous year D) an inflation rate of 0% in the previous 10 consecutive years
The firm in a perfectly competitive industry is a
A) price taker. B) price maker. C) price seeker. D) price dealer.
Refer to the diagram. The movement down the production possibilities curve from point A to point E suggests that the production of:
A. computers, but not bicycles, is subject to increasing opportunity costs.
B. bicycles, but not computers, is subject to increasing opportunity costs.
C. both bicycles and computers is subject to constant opportunity costs.
D. both bicycles and computers is subject to increasing opportunity costs.