In the short run, a perfectly competitive firm can earn positive, zero, or negative profit depending on the market price of the firm's output

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


TRUE

Economics

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What will be an ideal response?

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Historically, Brazil has suffered higher and more variable rates of inflation than Venezuela

You would expect the short-run aggregate supply curve of Brazil to be ________ than that of Venezuela, and the short-run Phillips curve of Brazil to be ________ than that of Venezuela. A) flatter; flatter B) flatter; steeper C) steeper; flatter D) steeper; steeper

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How does a government-sponsored good differ from a public good?

What will be an ideal response?

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Market activity that goes unreported either to avoid taxes or because the activity is illegal is called:

a. special-interest activity. b. rent seeking. c. the underground economy. d. pork-barreling.

Economics