The expansion path for a homothetic production function:
a. is a straight line through the origin with a slope greater than one if w > v.
b. is a straight line through the origin with a slope less than one if w < v .
c. is a straight line through the origin though its slope cannot be determined by w and v alone.
d. has a positive slope but is not necessarily a straight line.
c
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Refer to Figure 14-9. Uniguest, Inc is a company that provides PCs with internet access and touch-sensitive screens to hotels
Suppose the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas informs Uniguest that it is considering installing these systems in its hotel rooms. The Hard Rock expects to be able to charge higher prices for these rooms if it installs Uniguest's systems in its rooms. The two companies begin bargaining over what price the Hard Rock will pay Uniguest for its systems, and the decision tree shown above illustrates this bargaining game. Note that the profit figures listed in the decision tree are additional profits for the Hard Rock and total profits for Uniguest. a. Suppose the Hard Rock offers Uniguest $1,200 per system. Will Uniguest accept or reject this offer? Why? b. Suppose the Hard Rock offers Uniguest $800 per system. Will Uniguest accept or reject this offer? Why? c. Suppose Uniguest attempts to obtain a favorable outcome from the bargaining by telling the Hard Rock it will reject an $800-per-system offer. If the Hard Rock does not believe the threat is credible, what will it do? Why? What will Uniguest do? Why? d. Is there a subgame-perfect equilibrium in this situation? Explain.
Externalities cause the market mechanism to allocate goods and resources inefficiently because
a. nonconsenting third parties are generally not hurt by externalities. b. producers and consumers ignore signals given by the competitive market. c. prices are always higher than they should be. d. competitive markets fail to give producers and consumers correct price signals.
U.S. imports rise when income in the United States increases.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
According to the law of demand, when will higher corn prices reduce the quantity demanded of corn?
A. Always. B. When the supply of corn is fixed. C. When nonprice determinants, like income and the number of buyers, are unchanged. D. When there are no shortages or surpluses of corn.