A monopolist maximizes profit at the quantity where the slope of its total revenue curve equals the slope of its total cost curve
a. True
b. False
A
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The Bank of the United States faced opposition from which of the following?
A) local banks who resented the Bank's supervision B) advocates of limited government who distrusted its power C) farmers and small businesses who resented the Bank's interference with their ability to obtain loans D) all of the above
Suppose a production possibilities frontier (PPF) has been plotted on a graph. If the horizontal axis of the graph measures the output of capital goods and the vertical axis measures the output of consumer goods, then a point outside the PPF represents: a. a smaller quantity of consumer goods than that represented by a point inside the PPF. b. an inefficient output combination of the two goods
in the economy. c. an unattainable output combination of the two goods in the economy. d. an output combination of more consumer goods than capital goods. e. a smaller quantity of capital goods than that represented by a point inside the PPF.
Which of the following is a problem that arises when regulations force "natural monopolies," like electric utilities, to charge a price that is equal to their marginal cost (MC)?
a. This price will force the firms out of business in the long run. b. The firms have an incentive to pad their fixed costs. c. When price is equal to MC, new firms will enter the industry and drive up the costs of production. d. Both b and c are correct.
The sacrifice of an alternative is called:
A) revenue. B) benefit. C) opportunity cost. D) production.