Questions from Microeconomics


Q: Consider two goods: pizza and Coke. Along an individual’s demand

Consider two goods: pizza and Coke. Along an individual’s demand curve for pizza, as the price of pizza falls, does the marginal utility per dollar spent on pizza always equal the marginal utility per...

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Q: Daniel was earning $65 per hour and working 45 hours per

Daniel was earning $65 per hour and working 45 hours per week. Then Daniel’s wage rose to $75 per hour, and as a result, he now works 40 hours per week. What can we conclude from this information abou...

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Q: What is “natural” about a natural monopoly?

What is “natural” about a natural monopoly?

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Q: Many companies that pay workers an hourly wage require some minimum level

Many companies that pay workers an hourly wage require some minimum level of acceptable output. Suppose a company that has been using this system decides to switch to a piece-rate system under which w...

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Q: In most jobs, the harder you work, the more you

In most jobs, the harder you work, the more you earn. Some workers would rather work harder and earn more; others would rather work less hard, even though as a result they earn less. Suppose, though,...

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Q: Use the following graph for Yolanda’s Frozen Yogurt Stand to answer the

Use the following graph for Yolanda’s Frozen Yogurt Stand to answer the questions on the next page. a. Use the midpoint formula to calculate the price elasticity of demand for D1 b...

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Q: For years, the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company compensated its sales

For years, the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company compensated its sales force by paying a salesperson a salary plus a bonus, based on the number of tires he or she sold. Eventually, Goodyear made two chan...

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Q: When the contact lens firm discussed in the Making the Connection implemented

When the contact lens firm discussed in the Making the Connection implemented a new compensation plan, who benefited from the change? Is it likely that there were any losers from the change? Briefly e...

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Q: In what sense have improvements in the health of the average American

In what sense have improvements in the health of the average American caused the U.S. production possibilities frontier to shift out? Panel (a) in Figure 7.1 on page 220 indicates that life expectancy...

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Q: In equilibrium, what determines the price of capital? What determines

In equilibrium, what determines the price of capital? What determines the price of natural resources? What is an economic rent?

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