Which of the following is the best example of tacit collusion? A) The formation of a cartel. B) Price leadership. C) Predatory pricing. D) Noncooperative pricing behavior. ANSWER B
Date: September 10th, 2020
All else constant, a decrease in the level of economic activity in foreign countries could be expected to have an adverse effect on the domestic economy. Indicate whether the statement is true or false ANSWER TRUE
Date: September 10th, 2020
Greater consumer confidence, wealth, available consumer credit, and disposable income ________ personal consumption expenditures. A) increase B) decrease C) have no effect on D) none of the above ANSWER A
Date: September 10th, 2020
As we move down a particular indifference curve, if the “marginal rate of substitution” between the two goods does not change we can conclude that the two goods are: A) perfect substitutes. B) perfect complements. C) totally unrelated. D) both inferior goods. ANSWER A
Date: September 10th, 2020
If marginal propensity to save equals 0.50, then the marginal propensity to consume is: A) 1.25. B) 0.50. C) 0.70. D) 1.00. ANSWER B
Date: September 10th, 2020
The “marginal rate of substitution” between two goods is measured by: A) the ratio of the market prices of the two goods. B) the number of units of a good consumed divided by the market price of the other good. C) the number of units of one good a consumer would give up to consume […]
Date: September 10th, 2020
“Learning by doing” has the effect of causing: A) a movement down the LRAC curve. B) a movement up the LRAC curve. C) the LRAC curve to shift up. D) the LRAC curve to shift down. ANSWER D
Date: September 10th, 2020
Hot dogs and hot dog buns would be expected to have: A) positive income elasticities of demand with respect to each other. B) negative income elasticities of demand with respect to each other. C) a positive cross-price elasticity of demand. D) a negative cross-price elasticity of demand. ANSWER D
Date: September 10th, 2020
Assume the firms in an oligopoly produce a differentiated product and are initially colluding. If each firm begins to cheat (to increase sales) by underpricing the other firms, as the amount of cheating increases, the resulting industry price and output will approach the outcome for: A) perfect competition. B) monopolistic competition. C) noncooperative monopoly. D) […]
Date: September 10th, 2020
Which of the following would cause a firm’s LRAC curve to shift up? A) An increase in the amount of “learning by doing.” B) An increase in the price of labor, all else constant. C) An increase in the amount of output produced by the firm. D) A decrease in the amount of capital employed […]
Date: September 10th, 2020
