If demand in a perfectly competitive market decreases, supply will:
A. not change in the short run.
B. increase in the long run.
C. increase in the short run.
D. decrease in the short run.
A. not change in the short run.
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a. first-degree price discrimination. b. second-degree price discrimination. c. third-degree price discrimination. d. a two-part tariff.
In a market system, what provides individuals the information needed to make decisions?
A) insurance B) government C) patents D) prices
According to the natural rate hypothesis, in the short run an increase in the inflation rate brings
A) an increase in the natural unemployment rate. B) an increase in the unemployment rate. C) no change in the unemployment rate. D) a decrease in the unemployment rate. E) a decrease in the natural unemployment rate.
The price charged by oligopolists will
a. equal the equilibrium price in a price-takers market if the oligopolists collude. b. equal the monopoly price if the oligopolists do not collude. c. generally fall between the monopoly and competitive market equilibrium prices. d. be the same whether the oligopolists cooperate with one another or not; only profit is affected.