Questions from Microeconomics


Q: Define marketing. Is marketing just another name for advertising?

Define marketing. Is marketing just another name for advertising?

See Answer

Q: Why are many companies so concerned about brand management?

Why are many companies so concerned about brand management?

See Answer

Q: Draw a graph that shows the effect on a firm’s profit when

Draw a graph that shows the effect on a firm’s profit when it increases spending on advertising but the increased advertising has no effect on the demand for the firm’s product.

See Answer

Q: A skeptic says: “Marketing research and brand management are unnecessary

A skeptic says: “Marketing research and brand management are unnecessary. If a company wants to find out what customers want, it should simply look at what they’re already buying.” Do you agree with t...

See Answer

Q: For years, the Abercrombie & Fitch clothing stores received free advertising

For years, the Abercrombie & Fitch clothing stores received free advertising by placing the company logo prominently on the shirts, hoodies, and other clothing they sell. A news story indicated that i...

See Answer

Q: Some companies have done a poor job protecting the images of their

Some companies have done a poor job protecting the images of their products. For example, Hormel’s Spam brand name is widely ridiculed and is associated with annoying commercial messages received via...

See Answer

Q: Writing about a trip to Switzerland in an article in the New

Writing about a trip to Switzerland in an article in the New York Times, economist Daniel Hamermesh noted that electrical outlets in Switzerland use an unusual threeprong plug. Adapters for that type...

See Answer

Q: Why are there superstar basketball players but no superstar plumbers?

Why are there superstar basketball players but no superstar plumbers?

See Answer

Q: Briefly explain whether you agree with the following statement: “If

Briefly explain whether you agree with the following statement: “If consumer surplus in a market increases, producer surplus must decrease.”

See Answer

Q: What is consumer surplus? How does consumer surplus change as the

What is consumer surplus? How does consumer surplus change as the equilibrium price of a good rises or falls?

See Answer