A monopoly produces widgets at a marginal cost of $8 per unit and zero fixed costs. It faces an inverse demand function given by P = 38 ? Q. Suppose fixed costs rise to $200. What will happen in the market?
A. The firm continues to produce the same output and charge the same price.
B. The firm will shut down immediately.
C. The firm will decrease its output and lower its price.
D. The firm will increase the price.
Answer: A
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a. Reserves and total assets will increase by $2,000 . demand deposits and total liabilities will decrease by $2,000. b. Reserves, demand deposits, total assets, and total liabilities will all increase by $2,000. c. Reserves and total assets will decrease by $2,000 . demand deposits and total liabilities will increase by $2,000. d. Reserves, demand deposits, total assets, and total liabilities will all decrease by $2,000. e. Reserves will decrease by $2,000 . demand deposits, total assets, and total liabilities will all increase by $2,000.
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A. 1.2 percent. B. 11 percent. C. 1 percent. D. -1 percent.