The size of a deadweight loss in a market is reduced by
A) market price being close to marginal cost. B) government legislating a ceiling price.
C) government legislating a price floor. D) creative destruction.
A
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Why do economists tend to create models in diagrammatic form?
A. Diagrams distort reality, and theory is an attempt to avoid reality. B. Because they are unable to construct physical models of their theories. C. Economic reality can only be represented in diagrams. D. Most economists like to draw as much as possible. E. All of these responses are correct.
Producers' total revenue will increase if
A) income increases and the good is an inferior good. B) the price rises and demand is elastic. C) the price rises and demand is inelastic. D) income falls and the good is a normal good.
All but one of the following statements is used to justify protectionism. Which statement is not used to justify protectionism?
A) Free trade reduces employment by driving domestic firms out of business. B) Free trade leads to higher prices for imported goods. C) Trade restrictions are necessary to protect new firms until they can gain experience and become more productive. D) A country should not rely on other countries for goods that are critical to its national defense.
Why is a single-price monopoly inefficient?
What will be an ideal response?