The extent of oligopoly power in various industries can be measured by means of ______.
a. costs of production
b. expected marginal costs
c. concentration ratios
d. profit-maximizing output
c. concentration ratios
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The U.S. federal government spent more than $4 trillion in 2018, which implies that there were no opportunity costs faced by the United States.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Congress and the President passed a national health care policy. This is an example of
A) increasing the marginal cost of health care. B) the government using economic tools to make policy decisions. C) increasing the marginal benefit of health care. D) normative versus positive economics. E) answering the "how" question.
The approach to analyzing consumer behavior that asks consumers to rank and choose among different product attributes to reveal their relative valuation of different characteristics is called:
A) a direct consumer survey. B) contingent valuation. C) the hedonic estimation technique. D) conjoint analysis.
Suppose the Canadian central bank wants to keep the exchange rate of the Canadian dollar with the U.S. dollar constant over time. An increase in the demand for Canadian goods by American residents will lead the Canadian central bank to
A) sell American goods in exchange for Canadian dollars. B) buy more Canadian goods with Canadian dollars. C) increase the demand for Canadian dollars in the foreign exchange market. D) increase the supply of Canadian dollars in the foreign exchange market.