Which of the following is an example of a natural monopoly?
a. national defense
b. ocean fish
c. cable TV
d. pizza
c
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Tom is stranded on a deserted island where he can only consume coconuts and crabs. Two of his indifference curves are in the figure above
a) Would Tom prefer his consumption to be at point a or at point b? At point b or at point c? Explain your answers. b) Between points a and b, what is Tom's marginal rate of substitution for a crab?
Player 1 and Player 2 are playing a game in which Player 1 has the first move at A in the decision tree shown below. Once Player 1 has chosen either Up or Down, Player 2, who can see what Player 1 has chosen, must choose Up or Down at B or C. Both players know the payoffs at the end of each branch. 
If Player 2 could make a credible commitment to choose either Up or Down when his or her turn came, then what would Player 2 do?
A. Player 2 would commit to choosing Down. B. Player 2 would commit to choosing Up. C. Player 2 would not commit to choosing either strategy. D. Player 2 would commit to mimicking Player 1's strategy.
To achieve ________, marginal cost ________ marginal benefit
A) production efficiency; must equal B) production efficiency; must be greater than C) allocative efficiency; must be greater than D) allocation efficiency; must be less than E) allocative efficiency; must equal
If a company triples its output and its average cost decreases, then the firm is definitely experiencing
A) diseconomies of scale. B) decreasing marginal returns. C) increasing marginal returns. D) economies of scale. E) Both answers C and D are correct.