We call a firm a natural monopolist when its LRAC curve ________ when the LRAC intersects the market demand curve.
A. is horizontal
B. becomes negative
C. is still declining
D. is rising
Answer: C
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Factors of production are the most likely to earn economic rent when they:
A. are used by many different firms. B. are fixed in the short run. C. have high reservation prices. D. cannot easily be duplicated.
The "invisible hand" refers to the notion that
A) competitive markets send resources to their highest valued uses. B) government intervention is necessary to ensure efficiency. C) marginal benefit decreases as more is consumed. D) marginal cost increases as more is produced. E) no matter what allocation method is used, the resulting production is efficient.
Refer to the scenario above. Which of the following combinations lie below Jack's production possibilities curve?
A) 10 paintings and 6 sculptures B) 5 paintings and 1 sculpture C) 10 paintings only D) 10 sculptures only
Forecasts by the Congressional Budget Office show spending on Social Security, Medicare,
and Medicaid rising from 10.1 percent of GDP in 2015 to ________ percent of GDP in 2090, and by 2090 the federal government will be spending, as a fraction of GDP, ________ on these three programs as it currently spends on all programs combined. A) 16.2 percent; half as much B) 19.8 percent; half as much C) 19.8 percent; nearly as much D) 16.2 percent; nearly as much