A situation where illegal trading at market prices takes place is known in economics as a
A. smuggler's market.
B. command market.
C. black market.
D. pirate market.
Answer: C
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If an industry is monopolized by one firm, the four-firm concentration ratio equals
A) 1 percent. B) 25 percent. C) 40 percent. D) 100 percent.
Government mandated safety standard within firms
A) will always decrease efficiency. B) can increase efficiency by avoiding a prisoner's dilemma outcome. C) are unnecessary because of asymmetric information. D) will create unfair competition among firms.
Suppose that electricity producers create a negative externality equal to $6 per unit. Further suppose that the government imposes a $8 per-unit tax on the producers. What is the relationship between the after-tax equilibrium quantity and the socially optimal quantity of electricity to be produced?
a. They are equal. b. The after-tax equilibrium quantity is greater than the socially optimal quantity. c. The after-tax equilibrium quantity is less than the socially optimal quantity. d. There is not enough information to answer the question.
At which point in Figure 9-7 would a perfectly competitive firm earn the same profit, or suffer the same loss, by producing rather than by shutting down?
a.
A
b.
B
c.
C
d.
D
e.
F