Questions from Microeconomics


Q: The following graph shows the market for tickets to a concert that

The following graph shows the market for tickets to a concert that will be held in a local arena that seats 15,000 people. What is the producer surplus in this market? How does it differ from the prod...

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Q: Salespeople, whether selling life insurance, automobiles, or pharmaceuticals,

Salespeople, whether selling life insurance, automobiles, or pharmaceuticals, typically get paid on commission instead of a straight hourly wage. How does paying a commission help solve the principal–...

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Q: The chapter states, “Firms will supply all those goods that

The chapter states, “Firms will supply all those goods that provide consumers with a marginal benefit at least as great as the marginal cost of producing them.” A student objects to this statement, ar...

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Q: What is the difference between normative analysis and positive analysis? Is

What is the difference between normative analysis and positive analysis? Is economics concerned mainly with normative analysis or positive analysis? Briefly explain.

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Q: Suppose the following table shows the price of a base model Toyota

Suppose the following table shows the price of a base model Toyota Prius hybrid and the quantity of Priuses sold for three years. Do these data indicate that the demand curve for Priuses is upward slo...

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Q: Private equity firms, such as Blackstone and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts &

Private equity firms, such as Blackstone and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., search for firms where the managers appear not to be maximizing profits. A private equity firm can buy stock in these firms...

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Q: An article in the Wall Street Journal noted that an “increase

An article in the Wall Street Journal noted that an “increase in the price of oil quickly reduces demand for oil.” Do you agree with this statement? Briefly explain. Source: Josh Zumbrun, “Oil’s Plung...

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Q: A journalist wrote the following about the effects of falling gasoline prices

A journalist wrote the following about the effects of falling gasoline prices: “With lower prices, demand rises and people consume more.” Briefly explain whether you agree with the journalist’s analys...

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Q: Briefly discuss the most important differences between the market for health care

Briefly discuss the most important differences between the market for health care and the markets for other goods and services.

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Q: According to an article in the Wall Street Journal in 2015,

According to an article in the Wall Street Journal in 2015, “Apple Inc.’s surging smartphone sales in China may have busted a myth: that many Chinese consumers couldn’t, or wouldn’t, shell out for an...

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