Figure 11-8
Given the average cost curve shown in Figure 11-8 for dry cleaning, where Q1 is the quantity demanded in a small town, and Q2 for a larger town, you would expect dry cleaning to be a monopoly
A. in a small town, but not a large one.
B. in both large and small towns.
C. in a large town, but not a small one.
D. only if the process is patented.
Answer: A
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A. greatest desire for the good. B. lowest opportunity cost in the production of the good. C. highest opportunity cost in the production of the good. D. same opportunity cost in the production of the good.
The price elasticity of demand for an agricultural product is 0.4. This value means that, when the quantity decreases 1 percent, the price
A) falls 4 percent. B) rises 4 percent. C) falls 2.5 percent. D) rises 2.5 percent. E) rises 0.25 percent.
When the money supply decreases, other things being equal,
a. real interest rates fall and investment spending rises. b. real interest rates fall and investment spending falls. c. real interest rates rise and investment spending falls. d. real interest rates rise and investment spending rises.
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