In the short run, a tax on economic profits can be shifted.

A. True
B. False
C. Uncertain


B. False

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Capital inflows occur if:

A) domestic interest rates are higher than foreign interest rates. B) domestic interest rates are lower than foreign interest rates. C) domestic and foreign interest rates are the same. D) none of the above.

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Discuss and explain the relationships between the monopolist's demand curve, average revenue curve, and marginal revenue curve

What will be an ideal response?

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When government regulations force a natural monopoly to produce where price equals average total cost, social welfare is

a. maximized b. less than it would be without regulation c. greater than it would be without regulation, but it is not maximized d. exactly the same as it would be without regulation e. minimized

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Refer to the data provided in Table 9.4 below to answer the question(s) that follow.  Table 9.4qTFCTVCTCMCAVCATC0$100  $0$100  ----  --  11004014040  40  140  21006016020  30   80  31009019030  30    63.334100124  224  343156  5100180  280  56  36  56  6100  264    364  84  44    60.677100  372    472  108  53.14  67.42Refer to Table 9.4. If the market price is $40, then to maximize profits this firm should produce

A. zero units of output. B. two units of output. C. an output level of about four. D. one unit of output.

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