Questions from Microeconomics


Q: The graph on the next page illustrates the average total cost curves

The graph on the next page illustrates the average total cost curves for two automobile manufacturing firms: Little Auto and Big Auto. Under which of the following conditions would you expect to see t...

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Q: Dr. Strangelove’s theory is that the price of mushrooms is determined

Dr. Strangelove’s theory is that the price of mushrooms is determined by the activity of subatomic particles that exist in another universe parallel to ours. When the subatomic particles are emitted i...

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Q: Like many other cities, Denver experienced a sharp decline in construction

Like many other cities, Denver experienced a sharp decline in construction of new homes in the years following 2006. Many carpenters, roofers, and other skilled workers left the area or found jobs in...

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Q: What is economic efficiency? How do externalities affect the economic efficiency

What is economic efficiency? How do externalities affect the economic efficiency of market equilibrium?

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Q: Alfred Chandler, who was a professor at the Harvard Business School

Alfred Chandler, who was a professor at the Harvard Business School, once observed: “Imagine the diseconomies of scale—the great increase in unit costs—that would result from placing close to one-four...

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Q: In discussing the reduction of air pollution in the developing world,

In discussing the reduction of air pollution in the developing world, Richard Fuller of the Blacksmith Institute, an environmental organization, observed, “It’s the 90/10 rule. To do 90 percent of the...

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Q: The North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners had been requiring that

The North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners had been requiring that only licensed dentists be allowed to sell teeth-whitening services. The board brought legal action against hair salons and sp...

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Q: Give brief definitions of the following concepts. a. Game

Give brief definitions of the following concepts. a. Game theory b. Cooperative equilibrium c. Noncooperative equilibrium d. Dominant strategy e. Nash equilibrium f. Price leadership

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Q: Why do economists refer to the methodology for analyzing oligopolies as game

Why do economists refer to the methodology for analyzing oligopolies as game theory?

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Q: What is the difference between explicit collusion and implicit collusion? Give

What is the difference between explicit collusion and implicit collusion? Give an example of each.

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