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If the use of a common resource is not regulated,
A. property rights will be clearly defined.
B. it will be overused.
C. it will tend to be underused.
D. no one can enjoy it.
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5. The minimum points of the average variable cost and average total cost curves occur where the a. marginal cost curve lies below the average variable cost and average total cost curves. b. slope of total cost is the smallest. c. average variable cost and average total cost curves intersect. d. marginal cost curve intersects those curves. 6. The Carters' oldest son attends Big State University. He and his parents pay all his foes and tuition. These payments count in...
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Market failure questions Determining which public goods to provide requires governments to a. Issue licenses Salmon are potentially overfished because they are a common resource is rival in consumption a common resource that is underutilized. A public good. d. All of the above а. b. b. Minimize tax burdens с. c. Perform cost-benefit analyses d. Resolve all externalities. Voting rates are low in the U.S compared to other countries because a. It is not mandatory b. Marginal benefits are less...
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Unit 8 Market Failures: Externalities, public goods, natural resources The production of coffee pods results in environmental damages when consumers throw the pods away. Currently consumers are not responsible for the costs of disposing of these coffee pods. The environmental damages caused by throwing away the coffee pods is an example of a: a Positive externality (6. Negative externality c. Private cost d. Private benefit Consider the market for coffee in the graph to the right. 1. Left unregulated, what...
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Figure 15-4 Curve 01 03 04 05 15. Refer to Figure 15-4. Profit will be maximized by charging a price equal to a. P4. b. PI. c. P5. d. P3. 16. Refer to Figure 15-4. If the monopoly firm is currently producing Q4 units of output, then a decrease in output w necessarily cause profitto a decrease. b. remain unchanged. c. increase as long as the new level of output is at least 02. d. None of the above is...
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Paragraph Styles Unit 8 - Market Failures: Externalities, public goods, natural resources The production of coffee pods results in environmental damages when consumers throw the pods away. Currently consumers are not responsible for the costs of disposing of these coffee pods. MSC MPC The environmental damages caused by throwing away the coffee pods is an example of a:1 Vertical (Value) Axis Major Gridlines a. Positive externality b. Negative externality c. Private costs d. Private benefits Consider the market for coffee...
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25. If the government believes that a market equilibrium price is too low, it can Implement a . The trade-off for this is that it will create a a. Price ceiling; shortage b. Price ceiling; surplus c. Price floor; shortage d. Price floor; surplus 26. Deadweight loss occurs because a. Consumer surplus and producer surplus are not equal. me consumers are willing to pay more than some producers are willing to accept, but they do not exchange. c. The government...
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a.
consumer lock-in
b. inverse demand function
c. Lerner index
d. marginal revenue product
e. market definition
f. market power
g. monopolistic competition
h. monopoly
i. network externalities
j. strong barrier to entry
k. switching costs
Firm that produces a good for which there are no close substitutes in a market that other firms are prevented from entering because of entry barriers. Market consisting of a large number of firms selling a differentiated product with low barriers to entry. The...
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13. What is a feature common to both Monopolistic-Competition
and Oligopoly type of markets?
a. productive efficiency will occur in both the short run and
long run, a desirable economic property of markets.
b. many smaller sized firms can produce the good or service at
lower cost per unit than larger sized firms, thus large firms fail
in the long run.
c. the demand curve for each firm is not going to be purely
elastic, because products are at least...
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13. What is a feature common to both Monopolistic-Competition
and Oligopoly type of markets?
a. productive efficiency will occur in both the short run and
long run, a desirable economic property of markets.
b. many smaller sized firms can produce the good or service at
lower cost per unit than larger sized firms, thus large firms fail
in the long run.
c. the demand curve for each firm is not going to be purely
elastic, because products are at least...
5. The minimum points of the average variable cost and average total cost curves occur where the a. marginal cost curve lies below the average variable cost and average total cost curves. b. slope of total cost is the smallest. c. average variable cost and average total cost curves intersect. d. marginal cost curve intersects those curves. 6. The Carters' oldest son attends Big State University. He and his parents pay all his foes and tuition. These payments count in...
Market failure questions Determining which public goods to provide requires governments to a. Issue licenses Salmon are potentially overfished because they are a common resource is rival in consumption a common resource that is underutilized. A public good. d. All of the above а. b. b. Minimize tax burdens с. c. Perform cost-benefit analyses d. Resolve all externalities. Voting rates are low in the U.S compared to other countries because a. It is not mandatory b. Marginal benefits are less...
Unit 8 Market Failures: Externalities, public goods, natural resources The production of coffee pods results in environmental damages when consumers throw the pods away. Currently consumers are not responsible for the costs of disposing of these coffee pods. The environmental damages caused by throwing away the coffee pods is an example of a: a Positive externality (6. Negative externality c. Private cost d. Private benefit Consider the market for coffee in the graph to the right. 1. Left unregulated, what...
Figure 15-4 Curve 01 03 04 05 15. Refer to Figure 15-4. Profit will be maximized by charging a price equal to a. P4. b. PI. c. P5. d. P3. 16. Refer to Figure 15-4. If the monopoly firm is currently producing Q4 units of output, then a decrease in output w necessarily cause profitto a decrease. b. remain unchanged. c. increase as long as the new level of output is at least 02. d. None of the above is...
Paragraph Styles Unit 8 - Market Failures: Externalities, public goods, natural resources The production of coffee pods results in environmental damages when consumers throw the pods away. Currently consumers are not responsible for the costs of disposing of these coffee pods. MSC MPC The environmental damages caused by throwing away the coffee pods is an example of a:1 Vertical (Value) Axis Major Gridlines a. Positive externality b. Negative externality c. Private costs d. Private benefits Consider the market for coffee...
25. If the government believes that a market equilibrium price is too low, it can Implement a . The trade-off for this is that it will create a a. Price ceiling; shortage b. Price ceiling; surplus c. Price floor; shortage d. Price floor; surplus 26. Deadweight loss occurs because a. Consumer surplus and producer surplus are not equal. me consumers are willing to pay more than some producers are willing to accept, but they do not exchange. c. The government...
a.
consumer lock-in
b. inverse demand function
c. Lerner index
d. marginal revenue product
e. market definition
f. market power
g. monopolistic competition
h. monopoly
i. network externalities
j. strong barrier to entry
k. switching costs
Firm that produces a good for which there are no close substitutes in a market that other firms are prevented from entering because of entry barriers. Market consisting of a large number of firms selling a differentiated product with low barriers to entry. The...