Cartel members are motivated to increase production beyond their quotas because they are at a point where, if they can increase their own production without affecting the cartel price,
A. they are making a profit.
B. their marginal cost exceeds their marginal revenue.
C. they are making a loss.
D. their marginal revenue exceeds their marginal costs.
Answer: D
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A firm whose price is below its average cost:
a. is earning negative economic profit. b. is earning positive economic profit. c. is just breaking even. d. is earning zero economic profit. e. is earning zero accounting profit.
A monopoly is a sole ___________, and a monopsonist is a sole ___________
a. buyer in a goods market; seller in a goods market b. seller in a goods market; seller in a labor market c. buyer in a goods market; seller in a labor market d. seller in a goods market; buyer in a labor market e. seller in a labor market; buyer in a goods market
If Y = C + Ii, C = 100 + .80Y, Ii = 100, the equilibrium level of income is
a. $200 b. $400 c. $600 d. $800 e. $1,000
A PPF is more likely to be a downward-sloping curve that is bowed outward than a downward-sloping straight line because most resources are
A) better suited for the production of some goods than others. B) used efficiently. C) relatively cheap at low levels of output. D) used to produce consumption goods.