Which of the following statements is TRUE for both a competitive market and a single-price monopoly?
A) The firm maximizes profit by producing the quantity at which marginal revenue equals marginal cost.
B) The firm can make an economic profit in the long run.
C) The price is set where the supply curve and demand curve intersect.
D) The firm always produces at the lowest possible long-run average cost.
A
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The ________ the proportion of one's budget spent on a good, the ________ the elasticity of demand
A) greater; lower B) greater; greater C) lower; greater D) lower; more responsive
Paul runs a shop that sells printers. Paul is a perfect competitor and can sell each printer for a price of $300
The marginal cost of selling one printer a day is $200; the marginal cost of selling a second printer is $250; and the marginal cost of selling a third printer is $350. To maximize his profit, Paul should sell A) one printer a day. B) two printers a day. C) three printers a day. D) more than three printers a day.
A customs broker or other import consultant can help an importer minimize import duties by ________.
A) bypassing duty rebates available through drawback provisions B) incurring duties by using non-bonded warehouses and foreign trade zones C) maximizing liability by improperly marking an import's country of origin D) valuing products in such a way that they qualify for more favorable duty treatment
Which of the following is a source of market failure?
A. Private goods. B. Government intervention. C. Market power. D. None of the choices are correct.