Which of the following is a characteristic of perfect competition?

A. Large barriers to entry.
B. A small number of firms.
C. Firms selling unique goods.
D. None of the alternatives are characteristics of perfect competition.


Answer: D

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In Figure 1 below if the economy were at Y2 then we would expect there to be:



A. a reduction in inventories.
B. an increase in inventories.
C. no change in inventories.
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Which of the following provides the best explanation for diseconomies of scale?

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A. accurately account for their pension liabilities. B. understate the present value of their pension liabilities by using a discount rate that is too high. C. overstate the present value of their pension liabilities by using a discount rate that is too low. D. understate the present value of their pension liabilities by using a discount rate that is too low.

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