A speculator who incorrectly anticipates the future
A) cannot inflict a loss on others because one person's loss must be someone else's gain.
B) incurs a personal loss but benefits everyone else.
C) inflicts a loss on others and incurs a personal loss.
D) makes a personal profit but inflicts a loss on others.
C
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This figure displays the choices and payoffs (company profits) of two music shops-MiiTunes and The Rock Shop. MiiTunes is an established business in the area deciding whether to charge its usual high prices or to charge very low prices, in the hopes that a new business will not be able to make a profit at such low prices. The Rock Shop is trying to decide whether or not it should enter the market and compete with MiiTunes.According to the figure, MiiTunes:
A. does not have a dominant strategy. B. has a dominant strategy to charge low prices. C. has more than one dominant strategy. D. has a dominant strategy to charge high prices.
The voluntary export restraint that the United States negotiated with Japan:
a. violated provisions of the GATT that encouraged countries to avoid using quotas. b. exploited a loophole in the GATT because the quota was administered by the exporting country. c. did not allow U.S. auto producers to raise their prices. d. did not impose any deadweight losses on the United States
In a simple, private economy, suppose that the MPC is 0.8 and investment rises by $20 million. At the new equilibrium, how much will saving have increased?
A. $8 million B. $16 million C. $20 million D. $80 million E. $100 million
Suppose that the price of a donut is $1 each. Lorena is willing to pay $2 for the first donut, Ricky is willing to pay $1.80 for the second donut, Jennifer is willing to pay $1.50 for the third donut, and Betty is willing to pay $1.20 for the fourth donut. In equilibrium, what is the total consumer surplus from the consumption of donuts?
A. $2.40 B. $2.50 C. $3.50 D. $3.60