Suppose there are only four airlines that service the air route between two cities. If there is a barrier to entering the market (such as a limited number of gates), the market is best characterized as:
A. oligopolistic.
B. perfectly competitive.
C. monopolistically competitive.
D. a pure monopoly.
Answer: A
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A) at low wage rates, the income effect of a wage increase exceeds the substitution effect, but at high wage rates the substitution effect of a wage increase exceeds the income effect. B) at low wage rates, the substitution effect of a wage increase exceeds the income effect, but at high wage rates the income effect of a wage increase exceeds the substitution effect. C) the income effect of a wage increase exceeds the substitution effect at all wage rates. D) the substitution effect of a wage increase exceeds the income effect at all wage rates.
Free markets produce relatively high levels of efficiency but low rates of growth.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The United States can produce 1,000 shoes if it specializes in shoe production. Alternatively, it can produce 500 shirts. Taiwan can produce 500 shoes or 200 shirts. Explain which country will specialize in shoe production and which in shirt production. What are the possible terms of trade?
The principal result of the rising value of the U.S. dollar in the mid-1990s was the
a. lower foreign inflation. b. lower U.S. interest rates. c. opportunities for currency speculation. d. attractive investments in U.S. technology.