Monopoly firms manage to earn positive profits, even in the long run because
a. they have no close substitutes
b. there are high barriers of entry to the market
c. they have a cost advantage difficult to duplicate
d. all of the above
d
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Consider the market for peanut butter. If there is an increase in the price of peanuts,
A) there is a decrease in the supply of peanuts. B) there is a decrease in the demand for peanut butter. C) there is an upward movement along the supply curve for peanut butter. D) there is a decrease in the supply of peanut butter. E) the supply curve for peanuts shifts rightward.
Which one of the following is a way to get out of a repeated Prisoner's Dilemma Nash Equilibrium?
a. Be envious b. Try to decrease your competitor's pie while increasing your own c. Do not be envious-focus on your slice of the profit pie d. All of the above
A student athlete loves cookies. He receives 200 utils for the first cookie, an additional 160 for the second, an additional 120 for the third, another 80 for the fourth, and another 40 for the fifth. The marginal utility of the fourth cookie is ________ and the total utility of consuming four cookies is ________.
A. 40; 40 B. 80; 560 C. 40; 80 D. 80; 600
A cartel is
A) a temporary storage facility for automobiles. B) a group of firms that enter into an informal agreement to fix prices to maximize joint profits. C) a group of firms that enter into a formal agreement to fix prices to maximize joint profits. D) an example of a group of firms that collectively regulate a competitive industry.