Suppose a monopolist's demand curve is P = 60 - Q, its cost function is TC = 10Q + 50, and its marginal cost is 10. If a governmental agency wished to set the price that maximized social welfare, that price would be
A) $10.00.
B) $11.02.
C) $14.57.
D) $35.00.
A
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Suppose the following information describes the economy:Government purchases of goods and services1,000Household saving1,000Government transfers and interest payments500Tax collections500Business saving1,500Private saving equals ____and public saving equals ________.
A. 2,500; 0 B. 2,500; -1,000 C. 1,000; -500 D. 1,000; 0
Which of the following is true about an individual's choice of insurance assuming state-independent tastes?
A. Full insurance will be chosen from a full menu of actuarily fair insurance if tastes are risk averse. B. No insurance will be chosen if the menu of insurance contracts is actuarily unfair and tastes are risk averse. C. No insurance will be chosen if the menu of insurance contracts is actuarily unfair and tastes are risk-neutral. D. (a) and (b) are true. E. (a) and (c) are true. F. (b) and (c) are true. G. All of the above. H. None of the above
The figure above shows the market for college education. The efficient quantity of education is
A) 0 students. B) 4 million students. C) 6 million students. D) more than 6 million students. E) more than 4 million students and less than 6 million students.
Capital accumulation definitely
A) has no impact on the production possibilities frontier. B) shifts the production possibilities frontier inward. C) makes the production possibilities frontier steeper. D) shifts the production possibilities frontier outward.