The Sherman Act of 1890:
A. made it illegal to engage in practices that resulted in restraint of trade.
B. outlawed tying contracts.
C. outlawed stock-purchase mergers that would substantially reduce competition.
D. prohibited selling products at "unreasonably low prices" with the intent of reducing competition.
Answer: A
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For the purpose of measuring the cost of living for consumers, one reason the GDP price index is NOT a good substitute for the CPI is because the GDP price index
A) compares a current year basket of goods with a base year basket of goods. B) compares current year's prices with base year's prices. C) includes the prices of exported goods, which are not consumed in the United States. D) and the CPI move in the same direction over time. E) has a larger bias than does the CPI.
Refer to Figure 12-9. At price P3, the firm would
A) lose an amount less than fixed cost. B) lose an amount more than fixed cost. C) break even. D) lose an amount equal to its fixed cost.
Consider three pricing strategies that the firm can pursue:
a. optimal two-part tariff pricing b. perfect price discrimination c. single-price monopoly pricing. Of these three strategies, which is least likely to benefit society as a whole? A) single-price monopoly pricing because there are mutually beneficial trades (between consumers and seller) that are not exploited B) Both perfect price discrimination and two-part tariff pricing do not benefit society because the entire consumer surplus is extracted by the producer. C) perfect price discrimination because those willing to pay higher prices are forced to subsidize those who are not D) a two-part tariff pricing because consumers have to pay a fixed fee in addition to a per-unit price
Benefits from specialization and trade exist even if the number of workers in trading nations is altered
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false