Holding supply constant, an increase in demand will
A) increase both the quantity and price.
B) increase the equilibrium price and decrease the equilibrium quantity.
C) decrease the equilibrium price and increase the equilibrium quantity.
D) decrease both the quantity and price.
A
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If a firm hires a worker by paying him a wage lower than his value of marginal product, ________
A) firing the worker will increase the firm's profits B) the firm is making an optimum decision C) the firm should hire more workers to increase profits D) profits of the firm are minimized
What criticism does the textbook level against the cost-plus-markup theory of price setting?
A) The theory does not agree with what businessmen say about price setting. B) The theory does not account for vastly different percentage markups on different products. C) The theory implies firms will sometimes want to set prices below average cost per unit. D) The theory ignores sunk costs. E) All of the above.
Historically, why did the import-substitution strategy become popular among developing nations?
What will be an ideal response?
If a monopoly is maximizing profits,
a. price will always be greater than the elasticity of demand. b. price will always equal marginal cost. c. price will always be greater than marginal cost. d. price will always equal marginal revenue.