A monopolist with constant average and marginal cost equal to 8 (AC = MC = 8) faces demand Q = 100 - P, implying that its marginal revenue is MR = 100 - 2Q. Its profit maximizing quantity is
a. 8
b. 46
c. 50
d. 92
b
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The situation in which expansionary fiscal policy does not lead to a rise in aggregate output is referred to as
A) fiscal neutrality. B) a recession. C) complete crowding out. D) inflation.
The low-income countries in the world, many of them located in Africa and Asia, often have GDP per capita of less than __________ per year.
a. $30,000 b. $10,000 c. $5,000 d. $2,000
Which of the following would be a private cost of smoking to a cigarette smoker?
a. cost to a private firm of the higher health insurance premiums due to the hiring of a smoker b. cost to a private firm of the reduced productivity of a smoker, who misses days of work as a result of smoking c. cost to the city of extra park lawn cleanup due to the presence of cigarette butts d. price of a pack of cigarettes e. cost to the government to pay the hospital expenses of indigent private smokers
Which of the following is an example of an automatic stabilizer?
A. Congress legislates lower tax rates to increase consumption and investment. B. Tax rates are increased during a recession to maintain a balanced budget. C. A regressive income tax system reduces tax revenues (as a share of income) as income expands. D. Revenues from the corporate income tax increase sharply during a business boom but decline substantially during a recession, even though no new tax legislation has been enacted.