If a restaurant was a natural monopoly, its

A) marginal revenue curve would be horizontal.
B) marginal revenue curve would be the same as its demand curve.
C) marginal cost curve would still be declining when it crossed the demand curve.
D) average total cost curve would still be declining when it crossed the demand curve.


D

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A) is not consistent with the benefits-received principle because low-income individuals spend less on goods and services than do high-income individuals, yet pay the same sales tax rate. B) is consistent with the benefits-received principle because low-income individuals spend less on goods and services than do high-income people. C) is not consistent with the ability-to-pay principle because low-income individuals tend to spend a larger fraction of their income than do high-income individuals. D) is not consistent with the ability-to-pay principle because low-income individuals tend to purchase a smaller bundle of goods and services compared to high-income individuals.

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Under fixed exchange rate, the response of an economy to a temporary fall in foreign demand for its exports is

A) the currency appreciates, and output falls. B) the currency depreciates, and output falls. C) the currency remains the same, and output decreases. D) the currency depreciates, and output remains constant. E) the currency appreciates, and output remains the same.

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Refer to the figure below.________ inflation will eventually move the economy pictured in the diagram from short-run equilibrium at point ________ to long-run equilibrium at point ________, 

A. Rising; B; C B. Falling; A; C C. Falling; A; B D. Rising; A; C

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