The demand curve is kinked in oligopoly theory because firms will do which of the following?

a. Raise and lower prices together
b. Raise prices together but not lower prices together
c. Lower prices together and sometimes raise prices together
d. Lower prices together only


d. Lower prices together only

Economics

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The situation in which a firm is able to charge the maximum price consumers are willing to pay for each unit of output the firm sells is referred to as:

A) first-degree price discrimination. B) second-degree price discrimination. C) third-degree price discrimination. D) fourth-degree price discrimination.

Economics

According to the above table, which assumes that opportunity costs of producing goods X and Y are constant, the opportunity cost of producing one unit of Good X is ________ units of Good Y for Chen and ________ units of Good Y for Holly

A) 25; 100 B) 0.5; 2.5 C) 2; 0.4 D) 100; 25

Economics

When consumers are exposed to additional choices that result from the introduction of a new product,

a. their satisfaction is likely to be lowered as a result of their having to make additional choices. b. a product-variety externality is said to occur. c. an advertising externality is said to occur. d. consumers are likely to experience negative consumption externalities.

Economics

Comparisons of per capita gross domestic product across countries provide a very good measure of how similar living standards are across countries.

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

Economics