A monopolist earns an economic profit only when:
a. average total cost equals than price.
b. marginal cost equals price.
c. marginal revenue equals price.
d. average total cost is less than price.
d
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The market interest rate
a. represents the opportunity cost of investing with borrowed funds b. has no impact on the firm's investment decision if the firm uses borrowed funds c. represents the opportunity cost of investing with savings d. has no impact on the firm's investment decision if the firm uses savings e. represents the opportunity cost of investing with either borrowed funds or savings
In 2010 the federal government reduced the Social Security tax withholding rate from 12.4 percent (6.2 percent on both the employer and employee) to 8.4 percent (4.2 percent on both the employer and employee) on the wages of all workers. If the tax were redefined such that the entire 12.4 percent was statutorily levied on employers, economic analysis suggests that the actual burden of the tax
would a. remain unchanged. b. shift more heavily toward employers. c. shift more heavily toward employees. d. be different than if the entire 12.4 percent was statutorily imposed on employees.
The costs a business incurs to change its prices are called ___________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
In the basic Keynesian model, an increase in government purchases:
A. increases potential output. B. increases short-run equilibrium output. C. reduces short-run equilibrium output. D. reduces potential output.