To determine whether a good is considered normal or inferior, one could examine the value of the
a. income elasticity of demand for that good.
b. price elasticity of demand for that good.
c. price elasticity of supply for that good.
d. cross-price elasticity of demand for that good.
a
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Firm A producing one good acquires another firm B producing another good. The cross price elasticity of demand for the goods owned by each firm is 2.6 . Holding other things constant, the acquiring firm should
a. Raise prices on both goods b. Lower prices on both goods c. Raise price on the acquired good only d. Need more information
If a monopoly firm is continually earning above-normal profits, then
a. the entry of new firms will reduce profits to normal in the long run b. the profits may remain above-normal in the long run despite the entry of new firms c. market forces other than the entry of new firms will reduce profits to normal in the long run d. falling market demand due to the firm's high prices will reduce profits to normal in the long run e. barriers to entry may enable the profits to remain above-normal in the long run
Why is the prisoner's dilemma game useful in studying oligopoly behavior?
A) Because oligopolies make out like bandits.
B) To illustrate the problems encountered when making decisions under uncertainty.
C) To show that oligopolies behave as monopolists in the long run and earn positive economic profits.
D) To illustrate how barriers to entry lead to economic profits.
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. The HeckscherOhlin model offers a reasonable explanation of the pattern of trade and the gains from trade. b. The HeckscherOhlin trade model does not offer an explanation of the pattern of trade. c. The HeckscherOhlin trade model does not offer an explanation of the gains from trade. d. The Riparian trade model (with labor as the only input) offers a better explanation of the pattern of trade and the gains from trade than the HeckscherOhlin model.