From the airlines’ perspective, amenities competition is preferable to price competition because revenues are not adversely affected and it is easier to determine the strategies of one’s competitors. Indicate whether the statement is true or false ANSWER TRUE
Date: September 10th, 2020
It is reasonable to expect that if one firm in an oligopolistic market raises price, the its competitors will do the same so that all firms can earn increased revenues. Indicate whether the statement is true or false ANSWER FALSE
Date: September 10th, 2020
All of the following are non-price factors that influence demand except: A) tastes and preferences. B) quantity supplied. C) income. D) the prices of related goods. ANSWER B
Date: September 10th, 2020
According to the case for analysis (Demand and Supply in the Copper Industry) in the text, all of the following can lead to a decline in the price of copper except: A) steady production uninterrupted by labor strikes or natural disasters. B) substitution away from copper to other materials such as aluminum and plastic. C) […]
Date: September 10th, 2020
________ investment is more volatile than other forms of investment spending because this type of investment can be changed relatively quickly. A) Business fixed B) Inventory C) Residential D) Capital ANSWER B
Date: September 10th, 2020
Mutual interdependence among firms is one of the key characteristics of an oligopoly market that distinguishes it from the other three major market structures. Indicate whether the statement is true or false ANSWER TRUE
Date: September 10th, 2020
Why are isoquants negatively sloped? A) Along a single isoquant, the firm can substitute the use of one input for another while holding the total level of output constant. B) Due to the effects of diseconomies of scale. C) Because the farther the isoquant is from the origin, the higher the level of output. D) […]
Date: September 10th, 2020
A demand elasticity coefficient is a measure of the sensitivity of quantity demanded to a change in one of the determinants of demand. Indicate whether the statement is true or false ANSWER TRUE
Date: September 10th, 2020
All else constant, as more firms substitute alternative materials, e.g., plastic, for copper, the market price of copper would be expected to: A) increase. B) stay the same. C) decrease. D) cannot be determined with the information given. ANSWER C
Date: September 10th, 2020
Although Coca-Cola and PepsiCo are major players in the soft drink industry, the large number of other competing firms means that the industry is most accurately characterized as monopolistically competitive. Indicate whether the statement is true or false ANSWER FALSE
Date: September 10th, 2020
