The idea that people will substitute cheaper commodities for more expensive commodities is called
A) the marginal effect.
B) the real-income effect.
C) the substitution effect.
D) the utility effect.
Answer: C
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There are two firms that compete against each other and each needs to decide if they will undertake research and development to improve their product
The payoffs are as follows: If Firm 1 does undertake R&D then Firm 2 will earn $25 million if they also do R&D or $50 million if not If Firm 1 does not undertake R&D then Firm 2 will earn $2 million if they do R&D or $0 million if not If Firm 2 does undertake R&D then Firm 1 will earn $10 million if they also do R&D or $20 million if not If Firm 2 does not undertake R&D then Firm 1 will earn $2 million if they do R&D or $0 million if not Regarding this game, which of the following is TRUE? A) Only one will do R&D but we cannot say which one. B) Both firms will do R&D. C) Both firms will not do R&D. D) Firm 1 will do R&D and Firm 2 will not.
A perfect price discriminator
A) charges the maximum price for each unit that consumers are willing to pay. B) is able to convince consumers to pay more for each unit than they are willing to pay. C) is unable to make an economic profit. D) disregards the market demand curve.
Exhibit 3 Demand and cost curves for GeneTech, a monopolist with a patented vaccine
Consider Exhibit 9-3. Suppose GeneTech's patent expires and the market for the vaccine becomes perfectly competitive. Which of the following price and quantity combinations would be most likely?
A. $45 per dose and 100 doses per hour B. $40 per dose and 200 doses per hour C. $35 per dose and 300 doses per hour D. $28 per dose and 450 doses per hour
In monopolistic competition, a firm has a limited degree of "price-making" ability. This means that the firm will:
A. set price above marginal cost. B. set price equal to marginal cost. C. always earn an economic profit. D. produce at minimum average total cost.