Selling at unreasonably low prices in order to destroy competing firms is known as
a. administered pricing.
b. price discrimination.
c. collusive practices.
d. predatory pricing.
d. predatory pricing.
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A. recessionary; B B. recessionary; C C. recessionary; A D. expansionary; A
To find the market demand curve for in-line skates, we must
A) add the quantities demanded at every price and every income by every buyer of in-line skates. B) add the quantities demanded at prices that all buyers can afford to pay. C) take account of the skate buying plans of all actual and potential buyers in all possible situations. D) sum horizontally the individual demand curves of all the buyers. E) None of the above answers is correct because we need also to take account of the supply of in-line skates.
Which of the following is TRUE for a profit maximizing monopolist?
A) Marginal cost is always less than average total cost. B) In the long run, the firm's economic profit equals zero. C) In the short run, the firm will shut down if its marginal cost is less than its average variable cost. D) In the short run, the firm can make an economic profit even if its marginal cost is less than its average variable cost.
Which of the following is the main disadvantage of using shells as money instead of coins?
(A) Divisibility (B) Portability (C) Uniformity (D) Durability