Refer to Figure 4-3. What area represents producer surplus at the equilibrium price of P1?
A) D + E B) D + E + G + H C) A + B + C + D + E D) A + B + D
A
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By definition, a government-sponsored good
A) is a good that is deemed socially desirable. B) is a good that should be available only to upper-income groups. C) is always provided at a zero price. D) does not affect society's general welfare.
If the government regulates the price that a natural monopolist can charge to be equal to the firm's average total cost, the firm will
a. earn zero profits. b. earn positive profits, causing other firms to enter the industry. c. earn negative profits, causing the firm to exit the industry. d. minimize costs in order to lower the price that it charges.
The neighborhood ice cream shop finds that when it charges $3 per ice cream cone, its total revenues are $90,000. It has total variable costs of $30,000 and total fixed costs of $40,000. From this we can infer the:
A. shop sells 10,000 ice cream cones. B. price is less than average total cost. C. economic profits are $20,000. D. shop will be closed in the long run.
What is the purpose of a strike? What are the costs to workers and to management?
What will be an ideal response?