Beyond the provision of public goods, government exists to address:
A. national defense.
B. limiting personal freedom.
C. the problem of declining moral values.
D. externalities and property rights.
Answer: D
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A price discriminating monopolist
A) produces more output than that produced by a single-price monopolist. B) has a lower marginal cost than that incurred by a single-price monopolist. C) makes a smaller economic profit than that earned by the single-price monopolist. D) makes zero economic profit in the long run.
The average National Basketball Association player is over 6 feet tall. The average horse jockey is shorter than 5 1/2 feet tall. This is because height provides NBA players with:
a. d and e. b. an absolute advantage for horse racing. c. an absolute disadvantage for other sports in general. d. a comparative disadvantage in horse racing. e. a comparative advantage in basketball.
Consider a perfectly competitive market in which the firms are earning above-normal profit in the short run. In the long run, forces will come into play to
a. decrease market supply b. shift the horizontal demand curve facing each firm downward c. increase the market price d. encourage existing firms to increase output e. decrease the number of sellers in the market
Consider the market for portable air conditioners in equilibrium. A summer of unseasonably cool weather would cause
a. both the equilibrium price and quantity to decrease. b. both the equilibrium price and quantity to increase. c. the equilibrium price to increase and the equilibrium quantity to decrease. d. the equilibrium price to decrease and the equilibrium quantity to increase.