As compared to the basic Nash-Cournot equilibrium for duopolists where the firms face the same market demand curve and have identical costs, in the situation where the firms produce products which are viewed by consumers as not being identical,
A) there will generally be different prices charged by the two firms.
B) there will generally be different quantities produced by the two firms.
C) one or both of the firms may practice spurious differentiation.
D) All of the above.
D
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A) the ability to raise large sums of financial capital. B) unlimited liability on the part of shareholders. C) the fact that ownership and control are never separated. D) the fact that the corporation is dissolved when one of its owners dies.
Time-series forecasting models:
a. are useful whenever changes occur rapidly and wildly b. are more effective in making long-run forecasts than short-run forecasts c. are based solely on historical observations of the values of the variable being forecasted d. attempt to explain the underlying causal relationships which produce the observed outcome e. none of the above
Although U.S. Steel is integrated into iron ore mining, it currently does not own any of the mines that supply its coking coal because:
a. the company has a high requirement of coking coal which cannot be supplied by a single mine. b. the coal prices are highly unpredictable and volatile. c. there are a limited number of coal suppliers. d. futures and options markets are available for coal.
Suppose that a firm's long-run average total costs of producing hand-crafted chairs is $300 when it produces 10,000 chairs and $325 when it produces 11,000 chairs. For this range of output, the firm is likely experiencing
a. economies of scale. b. constant returns to scale. c. specialization. d. coordination problems.