Which one of the following statements is TRUE?
A. If the money price of a good increases, its relative price necessarily decreases.
B. The relative price of a good refers to the opportunity cost of purchasing it.
C. If the money price of a good increases, its relative price necessarily increases.
D. Rational consumers always ignore the monetary price of a good when deciding whether to buy it.
Answer: B
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Considering all costs of production, the marginal cost of producing a hot dog is $1.00. The price of a hot dog is $1.50. Thus, the producer surplus from this hot dog is
A) $1.50. B) $1.00. C) $.50. D) Zero, because $1.50 is the most anyone would pay for a hot dog.
Suppose that you consume only pizza, which costs $4 per slice, and Diet Pepsi, which costs $2 each. The table above gives your utility from consuming these two goods
If your income is $14, which of the following consumption combinations will you choose? A) 3 slices of pizza and 1 Diet Pepsi B) 2 slices of pizza and 3 Diet Pepsis C) 1 slice of pizza and 5 Diet Pepsis D) 0 slices of pizza and 7 Diet Pepsis
What assumptions lead to the conclusion that final products are distributed efficiently among households?
What will be an ideal response?
Refer to Figure 14-2. Now suppose that the government delays Xenophone's entry and Gigacom moves first, what is the likely outcome in the market?
A) Both offer DSL internet service; Xenophone earns a profit of $8 million and Gigacom earns a profit of $7 million. B) Xenophone offers internet service via cable line and earns a profit of $4 million while Gigacom offers DSL internet service and earns a profit of $4.5 million. C) Xenophone offers DSL internet service and earns a profit of $5 million while Gigacom offer internet service via cable line and earns a profit of $6.5 million. D) Both offer internet service via cable line; Xenophone earns a profit of $6 million and Gigacom earns a profit of $9 million.