What is the disadvantage of average-cost pricing?
What will be an ideal response?
By allowing the firm to charge a price equal to its average cost, the government removes the incentive for the firm to keep costs down. This eventually results in higher prices to consumers than would be charged if the firm was diligent about keeping costs down.
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In the above figure, for a single-price monopoly the deadweight loss is equal to the area
A) abP1. B) acP2. C) bce. D) bed. E) P1beP3.
The above figure shows the market for rice in Japan. S2 represents the domestic supply curve, and S1 represents the world supply curve. Suppose a free market exists
If a $1 per unit tariff is imposed on imported rice, the quantity of imported rice will decrease by A) 10 units. B) 20 units. C) 30 units. D) 40 units.
If, as an entrepreneur, I am earning accounting profits of $50,000 per year and the opportunity cost of my time is $60,000
A) I am earning economic profits of $10,000. B) I am earning economic profits of $50,000. C) I should close my business. D) I am in a long-run equilibrium position.
One of the widely acknowledged problems with using the consumer price index as a measure of the cost of living is that the CPI
a. fails to measure all changes in the quality of goods. b. displays a housing bias. c. accounts for changes in prices of some goods, but prices of certain goods are assumed to remain constant. d. All of the above are correct.