In the long run, a single-price monopolist will

A) make zero economic profit.
B) be able to continue to make an economic profit as long as there is a barrier to entry.
C) end up being regulated by the government because it is making short-run economic profits.
D) Both answers A and C are correct.


B

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Which of the following have been suggested as sources of economic profit?

a. exercise of monopoly power by firms b. accepting a large degree of risk c. successful innovation d. All of the above are correct.

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In the open-economy macroeconomic model, the real exchange rate does not affect net capital outflow

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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At an output of zero, total cost = ________________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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