Middleman
What will be an ideal response?
Someone who or something that facilities trade
*They bring together buyers and sellers rather than buyers and sellers having to hunt each other down
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Suppose Acme and Mega produce and sell identical products and face zero marginal and average cost. Below is the market demand curve for their product. Suppose Acme and Mega decide to collude and work together as a monopolist with each firm producing half the quantity demanded by the market at the monopoly price. If Mega cheats on the agreement by reducing its price to $1 while Acme continues to comply with the collusive agreement, then Mega's economic profit will be ________.
A. $200 B. $150 C. $100 D. $75
The factor that ultimately determines the change in the stock of capital, the level of real wages, and the output of an economy is
A) GDP. B) the labor force. C) the unemployment level. D) net investment.
In January 2009, the President submitted a bill to Congress in order to stimulate the economy and increase employment. The legislation was passed in March 2009, and the spending occurred from June 2009 to March 2011. As a result
A) the full effect of the fiscal policy change would not be felt until after March 2011 because of the effect time lag. B) the full effect of the fiscal policy change would not be felt until after March 2011 because of the recognition time lag. C) the full effect of the fiscal policy change would be felt by March 2011 because people anticipated the spending and changed their behavior accordingly. D) the full effect of the fiscal policy change would be felt when the last of the funds were spent by the government.
Refer to the graph below, which shows the supply and demand for British pounds. D1 and S1 represent the initial demand and supply curves. If there is a large increase in the number of American tourists visiting Britain because of a major event like the Olympics or the World Cup, then what should the British government do if it wants to fix the exchange rate at its initial level?
A. Shift D1 to D2
B. Shift D1 to D3
C. Shift S1 to S2
D. Shift S1 to S3