As firms control more of an industry, it becomes more likely they can raise prices and harm consumers.

a. true
b. false


Answer: a. true

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Specialization according to comparative advantage followed by free trade makes every economy better off

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A perfectly elastic demand curve for a firm

a. is represented by a vertical line. b. means that with every unit price increase there will be a unit decrease in demand. c. is formulated by P × Q = a constant, for all prices and quantities. d. indicates that any increase in price will eliminate all purchases of its product.

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If a country had a trade deficit of $20 billion and then its exports rose by $7 billion and its imports fell by $10 billion, its net exports would now be

a. $37 billion b. $3 billion c. -$3 billion d. -$37 billion

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