Questions from Microeconomics


Q: A student examines the following graph and argues: “I believe

A student examines the following graph and argues: “I believe that a firm will want to produce at Q1, not at Q2. At Q1, the distance between price and marginal cost is the greatest....

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Q: An article in the Wall Street Journal discussed the financial results for

An article in the Wall Street Journal discussed the financial results for BlackBerry, the smart phone and software company: “Revenue tumbled 32% from a year earlier to $658 million in the quarter ende...

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Q: In The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith discussed what has come

In The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith discussed what has come to be known as the “diamond and water paradox”: Nothing is more useful than water: but it will purchase scarce anything; scarce anything ca...

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Q: Use the midpoint formula for calculating elasticity to calculate the price elasticity

Use the midpoint formula for calculating elasticity to calculate the price elasticity of supply between point A and point B for each panel of Figure 6.5 on page 206. Figure 6.5:

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Q: What is limited liability? Why does the government grant limited liability

What is limited liability? Why does the government grant limited liability to the owners of corporations?

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Q: Suppose that the price of oil doubles, raising the cost of

Suppose that the price of oil doubles, raising the cost of home-heating oil and electricity. What effect would this development have on U.S. firms manufacturing solar panels? Illustrate your answer wi...

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Q: The following graph represents the situation of Marguerite’s Caps, a firm

The following graph represents the situation of Marguerite’s Caps, a firm selling caps in the perfectly competitive cap industry: a. How much output should Marguerite produce to ma...

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Q: What is the difference between a firm’s shutdown point in the short

What is the difference between a firm’s shutdown point in the short run and in the long run? Why are firms willing to accept losses in the short run but not in the long run?

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Q: At one point, Time Warner and the Walt Disney Company discussed

At one point, Time Warner and the Walt Disney Company discussed merging their news operations. Time Warner owns Cable News Network (CNN), and Disney owns ABC News. After analyzing the situation, the c...

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Q: What is the relationship between a perfectly competitive firm’s marginal cost curve

What is the relationship between a perfectly competitive firm’s marginal cost curve and its supply curve?

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