In a situation of mutual interdependence and identical products, managers of oligopolistic firms ________ a response to their rivals' actions and ________ compete on price.
A) do not have; should
B) have; should
C) do not have; should not
D) have; should not
D) have; should not
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The Fed can attempt to increase the federal funds rate by
A) selling government bonds, which increases the money supply. B) selling government bonds, which decreases the money supply. C) buying government bonds, which increases the money supply. D) buying government bonds, which decreases the money supply.
The typical production possibilities curve is bowed outward due to
a. constant opportunity costs. b. increasing opportunity costs. c. decreasing opportunity costs. d. technological innovations.
Assume that the farmers know that their revenues would increase if each would take a certain amount of acreage out of production. An agreement to do so
A) would not be made because the farmers have no incentive to enter into it. B) would not be made because it would contradict the assumption that farmers are profit maximizers. C) probably would not be adhered to, if made, because it would be disadvantageous for the farmers as a group. D) probably would not last, if made, because each farmer would have an incentive to break it.
An increase in the supply of bonds leads to
A) an increase in the price of bonds, a decrease in the interest rate, and an increase in aggregate demand. B) an increase in the price of bonds, an increase in the interest rate, and an increase in aggregate demand. C) a decrease in the price of bonds, an increase in the interest rate, and an increase in aggregate demand. D) a decrease in the price of bonds, an increase in the interest rate, and a decrease in aggregate demand.