A monopolistically competitive firm that earns an accounting profit in the short run
A) could earn an economic profit or break even, but could not suffer an economic loss in the short run.
B) does not earn enough to earn an economic profit in the short run.
C) could earn an economic profit, break even, or suffer an economic loss in the short run.
D) must also earn an economic profit in the short run.
C
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An increase in supply will cause the supply line to
a. move to the left. b. move to the right. c. become more vertical. d. become more horizontal.
A tax cut shifts aggregate demand
a. by more than the amount of the tax cut. b. by the same amount as the tax cut. c. by less than the tax cut. d. None of the above is necessarily correct.
Assume that we want to drive our economy out of recession by generating a $400 billion change in real GDP. The MPC is 0.80. Which of the following policy prescriptions would generate the targeted $400 billion change in income?
A. $120 billion increase in government spending and $50 billion increase in tax revenue. B. $140 billion increase in government spending and $70 billion increase in tax revenue. C. $160 billion increase in government spending and $120 billion increase in tax revenue. D. $220 billion increase in government spending and $100 billion increase in tax revenue.
Refer to the information provided in Figure 14.1 below to answer the question(s) that follow.
Figure 14.1Refer to Figure 14.1. Six chewing gum producing firms form a cartel. The firms have identical cost structures. If the cartel produces the profit-maximizing output level, each firm should produce
A. 2,000 packs of chewing gum. B. 6,000 packs of chewing gum. C. 12,000 packs of chewing gum. D. indeterminate output levels from this information.