A profit-maximizing monopolist will receive zero profits when
A) the average total cost curve lies above the demand curve for all possible rates of output.
B) the average total cost curve is tangent to the demand curve at the profit maximizing price.
C) marginal revenue, marginal cost, and average total cost are all equal.
D) a second firm enters the industry.
B
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From 1950 till 2009 the four-quarter growth rate of real GDP has been as high as ________ percent and as low as ________ percent
A) 8.1; -2.8 B) 12.6; -3.9 C) 3.2; 2.5 D) 5; -10
A true cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in response to a change in prices would compensate consumers so that they would be able to
A) purchase the same bundle they purchased before prices changed. B) achieve the same level of utility they did before prices changed. C) face the same choices they did before prices changed. D) achieve an increase in utility that is equal to the rate of inflation.
Suppose that an accounting firm with 10 employees hires another accountant. By doing so, it goes from serving 30 customers each week to serving 32 customers each week. What is the marginal product of labor for the new accountant?
A. 2 B. 10 C. 32 D. 62
Building roads, power generators, and irrigation systems are projects that are referred to as
A. human capital. B. social overhead capital. C. physical capital. D. financial capital.