Which of the following would NOT be associated with the LATE PHASE of the product cycle?
A) Consumption in high income countries begins to exceed production.
B) Increasing share of output is moving to developing countries where abundant low skilled and semi-skilled labor keep production costs low.
C) Consumption continues to grow in low income countries.
D) There is experimentation and improvement in design and manufacturing.
D
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Suppose Jordan and Lee are trying to decide what to do on a Friday. Jordan would prefer to see a comedy while Lee would prefer to see a documentary. One documentary and one comedy are showing at the local cinema. The payoffs they receive from seeing the films either together or separately are shown in the payoff matrix below. Both Jordan and Lee know the information contained in the payoff matrix. They purchase their tickets simultaneously, ignorant of the other's choice. 
Suppose a timing element is added to the game, and that Jordan buys a ticket first. Then, after seeing Jordan's choice, Lee buys a ticket. What will be the equilibrium outcome?
A. Jordan will buy a ticket to the documentary and Lee will buy a ticket to the comedy. B. Both Jordan and Lee will buy a ticket to the comedy. C. Jordan will buy a ticket to the comedy and Lee will buy a ticket to the documentary. D. Both Jordan and Lee will buy a ticket to the documentary.
A person will choose to buy a good as long as
A) marginal benefit is at least as great as price. B) consumer surplus is positive. C) marginal benefit is positive. D) consumer surplus is at least as great as price.
According to the U.S. Robinson-Patman Act of 1936, price discrimination
A) is always illegal. B) is legal unless it harms competition. C) may be used to drive rivals out of business. D) can only be justified if the price discrimination is due to actual cost differences.
Antitrust cases against ________ resulted in the firm(s) being found not guilty of unreasonable conduct under the Sherman Act.
A. International Harvester B. United States Steel C. Eastman Kodak D. All of the above are correct.