A monopolist enjoys the least market power compared to the other market structures
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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Under what conditions would this level be efficient at the regional level?
Hypothetically, suppose a recent study of hazardous waste abatement (A) arrives at the following national estimates for abating chemical solvents: MSB = 100 – 0.75A and MSC = 20 + 0.50A, where A is measured in millions of tons per year, and costs are measured in millions of dollars.
George has a $600 annual entertainment budget that he uses to buy trips to the movies and dinners at local restaurants. The figure above shows indifference curves and budget lines for these two goods. The price of a movie is $15
a) Along budget line BL1, what is the price of a dinner? b) What combination of dinners and movies will George select along budget line BL1? c) Budget line BL2 represents a change in the price of dinners from that along BL1. What is the new price of dinners along this budget line? d) What combination of dinners and movies will George select along budget line BL2? e) Use the information in this problem to give two points on George's demand curve for dinners.
The labor force is 100 million and the unemployment rate is 5 percent. One million people quit looking for a job. What is it called when an individual leaves the labor force, and in this case what is the new unemployment rate?
A) Encouraged worker, 5 percent. B) Discouraged worker, 5.05 percent. C) Discouraged worker, 3 percent. D) Discouraged worker, 4.04 percent.
When RBC economists work out a detailed numerical example of a more general theory, they are performing
A) econometrics. B) number theory. C) calibration. D) topology.