Which of the following assumptions is TRUE about monopolistic competition?
A. Firms will not advertise.
B. The firm's products are differentiated.
C. There are few producers of the product.
D. It is difficult for firms to enter this industry.
Answer: B
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Mary is willing to pay $50 for a Christmas tree, John is willing to pay $45 and Jeff is willing to pay $40. The price of a tree is $40. The total consumer surplus for Mary, John and Jeff taken together is
A) $15. B) $135. C) $40. D) $95. E) $120.
Libertyville has two optometrists, Dr. Smith and Dr. Jones. Each optometrist can choose to advertise his service or not. The incomes of each optometrist, in thousands of dollars, are given in the payoff matrix above
Which of the following statements CORRECTLY categorizes the Nash equilibrium for the game? A) The game has a Nash equilibrium in which both optometrists advertise. B) The game has a Nash equilibrium in which both optometrists do not advertise. C) The game has a Nash equilibrium in which Dr. Smith advertises and Dr. Jones does not advertise. D) The game has a Nash equilibrium in which Dr. Smith does not advertise and Dr. Jones does advertise.
If the U.S. population were split into quintiles based on income, with the lowest quintile representing the poorest 20 percent, then those who earned the median income for the United States would be in the:
A. second quintile. B. third quintile. C. fourth quintile. D. fifth quintile.
Suppose the exchange rate is initially set at 120 yen per dollar and increases to 140 yen per dollar. This would be expected to cause the price of Japanese goods in the U.S. economy to
A. decrease. B. change in a manner that cannot be determined without additional information. C. remain the same since domestic demand remains the same. D. increase.