- •Exam in microeconomics (January, 2008)
- •Infinitely elastic
- •Infinitely elastic
- •Unit elastic
- •Producers are identical
- •Constant
- •Some firms can earn economic profits
- •Can have a positive slope
- •Crude milk producers
- •Elastic
- •In equilibrium he produces more then a non-discriminating monopolist
- •An ability of the monopolist to discriminate among customers
- •None of the above: a), b) and c) are all true for a natural monopoly.
- •Introduce a two-part tariff in order to cover monopoly’s average costs
- •II only
- •The firm can not influence the wage rate
- •More than one answer is correct
- •None of the above
- •Deficit of labor in the market
- •Additional dollar spent on labor will increase output by the same amount as additional dollar spent on capital
- •Both statements are wrong.
- •More than one answer is correct.
- •More than one answer is correct.
- •None of the above
- •II only
- •None of the above.
- •Social; cost.
- •None of the above.
- •Its marginal private benefit is higher than its marginal social benefit.
- •None of the above
- •Subsidize the producers.
- •Peter will buy 3 units of the public good, John won’t finance it.
- •None of the above.
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Its marginal social benefit is higher than its marginal social cost.
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Its marginal social cost is lower than its marginal private benefit.
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Its marginal private benefit is higher than its marginal social benefit.
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Its marginal social cost is lower than its marginal social benefit.
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None of the above
45)The graph above illustrates the market equilibrium production of a good associated with an externality, and the social cost of this externality. According to the graph, if the government wanted to achieve the socially optimal level of this good’s production, it could:
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Tax the producers.
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Subsidize the producers.
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Tax the consumers.
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Introduce a price ceiling.
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More than one measure will achieve the socially optimal level of production.
Price |
$50 |
$100 |
$150 |
$200 |
$250 |
Quantity supplied |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
Quantity demanded (Peter) |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
Quantity demanded (John) |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
46)The table above defines the supply of an indivisible public good, and two individual demand schedules for it. According to the table, in a free market equilibrium:
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Peter will buy 3 units of the public good, John won’t finance it.
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Peter will buy 3 units of the public good, John will buy 1.
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Peter will buy 2 units of public good, John will buy 1.
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Peter and John will each buy 2 units of the public good.
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None of the above.