Compared to a firm under perfect competition, a monopolist:

A) charges less and produces less.
B) charges less and produces more.
C) charges more and produces less.
D) charges more and produces more.


C

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Suppose a country has a national debt of $2,000 billion, a GDP of $28,000 billion, and a budget deficit of $115 billion. How much will its new national debt be?

A) $2,115 billion B) $1,885 billion C) $28,115 billion D) $25,885 billion

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The social cost associated with the distortion in consumption from a monopoly price is called

A. patent protection. B. marginal cost. C. government failure. D. deadweight loss.

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One of the administrative bodies responsible for initiating actions on behalf of the U.S. government against individuals or companies violating antitrust laws is the

A. Interstate Commerce Commission. B. Federal Utility Commission. C. Antitrust Division of the Justice Department. D. Federal Reserve Bank.

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