What does monopolistic competition have in common with perfect competition?
A) a large number of firms and freedom of entry and exit
B) a standardized product
C) product differentiation
D) the ability to earn an economic profit in the long run
E) barriers to exit but no barriers to entry
A
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The price elasticity of demand for corn is 0.4. A new hybrid of corn is discovered and all farmers start to use it, which increases the quantity of corn they can produce from each acre. What happens to the farmers' total revenue?
A) The total revenue will increase. B) The total revenue will decrease. C) The total revenue will not change. D) There is not enough information to determine what happens to the total revenue.
Tom is going to quit his job to pursue his PhD in economics, which will take him 6 years to complete. He currently makes $55,000 per year as a high school teacher
While going to school, he will receive a stipend of $24,000 per year plus $6,000 per year to help cover food and rent. His living expenses are the same regardless of what he does. What is Tom's opportunity cost of pursuing his PhD? A) $150,000 B) $180,000 C) $186,000 D) $330,000
The more elastic the supply of a resource,
a. the greater is economic rent as a proportion of total earnings b. the greater is opportunity cost as a proportion of total earnings c. the fewer alternative uses the resource has d. the greater the derived demand for the resource e. the lower the derived demand for the resource
The government performs each of the following economic functions except
A. collecting taxes. B. spending. C. issuing regulations. D. operating the price mechanism.