Which of the following is true?
a. Average cost pricing reduces the incentives for a monopolist to find ways to reduce its costs
b. With natural monopoly, if regulators allow the firm to earn profits, there will be a welfare cost from producing too little of the good.
c. Government regulation of monopolies aims to achieve the efficiency of large-scale production, without permitting the producers to charge monopoly prices.
d. All of the above are true.
d
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What will be an ideal response?
In a two product two country world, international trade can lead to increases in
A) consumer welfare only if output of both products is increased. B) output of both products and consumer welfare in both countries. C) total production of both products but not consumer welfare in both countries. D) consumer welfare in both countries but not total production of both products. E) prices of both goods in both countries.
The currency deposit ratio, c, is 0.10. The reserve requirement, rr, is 0.08. The excess reserve ratio, e, is 0.05. What is the size of the money multiplier?
A) 4.70 B) 4.78 C) 4.75 D) 4.00
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Fiscal policy refers to the government's ability to print money. 2. Kobe beef, which some consider the best beef in the world, is produced in Japan and sold in the U.S. (in extremely limited quantities); this is an example of a U.S. import.