A firm in a monopolistically competitive market can earn both short-run and long-run profits
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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When parents inoculate their children from communicable diseases prior to sending them off to school they not only provide their own children a benefit but also bestow a benefit on every other student at the school
There are now fewer students who can pass on these types of diseases. However, parents are not likely to take into account the fact that their actions create this external benefit. Therefore, economists argue that the market on its own may not provide for the optimal level of inoculations. What methods might work to get parents to take into account the external benefit when deciding whether to inoculate their children?
Franco's Frozen Ice produces Italian flavored ice that is sold in the freezer section of grocery stores. Currently, Franco's does not have a fixed advertising budget and advertises in grocery stores' weekly advertising flyers and on the radio. A unit of advertising in the weekly flyers costs $2,000 and a unit of advertising on the radio costs $6,000. At their current advertising levels, the
marginal benefit of advertising in the flyer is $1,500 and the marginal benefit of advertising on the radio is $5,000. Which of the following is true? A) Franco's is currently maximizing its profits from advertising. B) To maximize profits, Franco's should increase the amount of advertising in flyers and on the radio. C) To maximize profits, Franco's should decrease the amount of advertising in flyers and on the radio. D) To maximize profits, Franco's should increase the amount of advertising in flyers, but not change the amount of advertising on the radio.
An example of a microeconomic decision is a situation in which
A) the Federal Reserve considers how much to increase the money supply during the coming month in an effort to constrain the rate of inflation. B) Congress and the president seek to reach a compromise on how much to increase government spending in an effort to influence national expenditures. C) a firm evaluates how much to reduce the price of its product in an effort to influence sales and boost its profits. D) the U.S. Treasury contemplates buying foreign currencies in an effort to influence exchange rates with an aim to boosting demand for U.S. goods and services.
Each citizen in a small town suffers 5 units of irritation for each bushel of leaves burned in the town. The charge for hauling a bushel of leaves to the land fill is a fee equal to 20 units of irritation. There are 25 people in the town, each of whom minimizes personal irritation and has 10 bushels of leaves. Propose two solutions for the town that will lead to efficiency.
What will be an ideal response?