Producers are willing to offer greater quantities for sale at higher prices because
What will be an ideal response?
they have the incentive to pay the increasing opportunity cost of resources necessary to attract them from alternative uses
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A natural monopoly
A) faces more competition after regulation. B) might exaggerate its costs if it is regulated using rate of return regulation. C) might falsely minimize its costs if it is regulated using rate of return regulation. D) might falsely minimize its costs if it is regulated using a marginal cost pricing rule. E) is allowed to maximize its profit under a marginal cost pricing rule.
What is one reason the federal government might "bail out" farmers in flood prone areas of the country?
A) Such flooding is not diversifiable and therefore only non-profit entities, such as the federal government, can cover the risks. B) Such flooding is diversifiable, but insurance company CEOs are more concerned with their stock-holder wealth than the well-being of farmers. C) Such flooding is diversifiable, but the market for such insurance policies cannot clear without the assistance of the International Community. D) Such flooding is known to happen on a regular basis and therefore there is no "risk" to be insured against.
When a firm is experiencing decreasing marginal costs, it could be because
a. The average costs are increasing b. The firm is going down its learning curve c. The firm's marginal productivity is increasing d. Both C and D
The steeper the short-run aggregate supply curve over the relevant range, the more contractionary monetary policy will reduce prices and the less it will decrease real output
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false