Which of the following would be least likely to lead the Justice Department and the FTC to block a proposed horizontal merger?

A) A finding that the resulting firm might be able to unilaterally affect price and output.
B) A finding that the potential for entry into the market by new firms would be adversely affected.
C) A finding that the potential for coordination among sellers in the market would be enhanced.
D) A finding that resulting cost savings and efficiencies would offset any increase in market power.


D

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A) growth is maximized when everyone is fully employed. B) growth is followed by increases in the population, eventually leaving real GDP per person unchanged. C) growth in real GDP per person is difficult in the beginning but easier in the later stages. D) advances in technology will always insure a permanent increase in real GDP per person.

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A production possibilities curve will shift inward

A) when the unemployment rate increases. B) when production is inefficient. C) when resources are expanding. D) when a war destroys the capital goods of a country.

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Refer to the information provided in Figure 9.5 below to answer the question that follows. Figure 9.5Refer to Figure 9.5. Based on the figures, supply will ________ in the long run and profits should ________.

A. decrease; decline B. increase; decline C. decrease; increase D. increase; increase

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An export subsidy has the opposite effect on terms of trade to the effect of an import tariff. Domestically a tariff will raise the price of the import good, deteriorating the domestic terms of trade

A production subsidy for the export product will lower the local price of the export good, lowering the domestic terms of trade for the country. Hence the export subsidy and the import tariff have the same effect. This analysis seems to contradict the first sentence in this paragraph. Discuss this paradox.

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