1. Please indicate whether you agree with the following statements in italics, and explain your answer:
(a) Markets A and B are identical in all respects (demand, costs, number of firms, etc.). If the same firms compete in Market A as in Market B, we should expect collusion to be more sustainable than if there are different firms in Market A than in Market B. (b) Consider a standard Cournot model with N firms. This model predicts that increases in the HHI cause market power in the market to increase
1. Please indicate whether you agree with the following statements in italics, and explain your answer:...
Indicate whether each of the following statements is true, false, or uncertain and explain your answer. Be sure to clearly define any concepts included in your answer and label all graphs. Suppose that inverse market demand for Firm A sweatshirts is P= 200 – 2QD and inverse market supply for these sweatshirts is given by P = 7.5 + ½QS. The economic incidence of a tax on Firm A sweatshirts will fall more on consumers than on producers. Dan’s Deli...
Appeicate an economics expert answer True/False Questions 1
through 7
Name True/False Indicate whether the statement is true or false. 1.A competitive fim's profit will be increasing as long as marginal revenue is greater than marginal cost. a True b. False 2. The "competition" in monopolistically competitive markets is most likely a result of having many sellers in the market. a. True b. False 3. A profit-maximizing firm in a competitive market will decrease production when marginal cost exceeds average...
Labor Economics State whether you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. If you agree with the statement, explain why you agree, and if you disagree, explain why you disagree (include the correct statement in your answer). Illustrate your answers using diagrams where appropriate. a) An increase in the price of employer provided health insurance is likely to lead to an increase in the number of hours worked by employees. b) All else equal, a firm that requires...
Indicate whether the following statements are true/false/uncertain. Why or why not? Explain your answer clearly and concisely. [5 points] The social gradient in health is explained primarily by common, behaviour-based risk factors for disease. [5 points] The concept of need in healthcare derives from the presence of externalities in healthcare markets.
1. (6pts) Please circle whether you AGREE or DISAGREE with the following statements and provide your reasoning: A. Whether a signal pathway leads to the activation of a downstream response depends on whether the last step in the pathway is an activating or inhibiting step AGREE or DISAGREE Reasoning B. Since phosphatases dephosphorylate proteins by removing phosphate groups, they deactivate those proteins. AGREE or DISAGREE Reasoning
1. (6pts) Please circle whether you AGREE or DISAGREE with the following statements and...
5.3 Do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? Briefly explain your answers and illustrate each with supply and demand curves. a. The price of a good rises, causing the demand for another good to fall. Therefore, the two goods are substitutes. b. A shift in supply causes the price of a good to fall. The shift must have been an increase in supply. c. During 2009, incomes fell sharply for many Americans. This change would likely...
Do you agree or disagree with each of the following statements? Explain your answer. 1. Medical care is an example of a potentially inefficient market because consumers do not have perfect information about the product. Reference: Principles of Micoeconomics
Please indicate the correct answer and explain why. Also, graph
as instructed with labels. Thank you
Read Eye on the Wireless Oligopoly. Explain the effects of economies of scale and demand on the market for smartphone plans and illustrate it with a graph. Economies of scale and demand in the market for smartphone plans means that Price (dollars per smartphone plan) OA. the two largest firms have much bigger gross profits than the two smaller firms B. eventually all fims...
For this section, write whether the statements are True or False or Uncertain (if you say uncertain, have enough evidence to back your answer just as much as the true or false responses). Explain your answer and use diagrams where necessary. (a) In an oligopolistic market, two identical firms can charge more for the same product than if there were 100 markets selling the identical product. (b) In a developing country, the government can implement an interest rate cap in...