The social costs of monopoly power arises because ?
A. marginal cost is set equal to marginal revenue
B. price is less than marginal cost
C. marginal consumer benefit is less than marginal revenue
D. there is too little output at too high a cost
A. marginal cost is set equal to marginal revenue
B. price is less than marginal cost
C. marginal consumer benefit is less than marginal revenue
D. there is too little output at too high a cost
A. reduce , reduce
B. increase, increase
C. increase, reduce
D. reduce, increase
A. marginal costs, marginal benefits
B. demand, supply
C. marginal cost, marginal revenue
D. marginal cost, average cost
A. imperfect competition popular
B. externalities , distortionary
C. inequality , a first best option
D. poor health, unnecessary
A. Private good
B. merit good
C. public good
D. abundant good
A. externalities
B. the free-rider problem
C. a and b
D. a and c
A. private costs, private benefits
B. private costs, social costs or benefits
C. social costs, social benefit
D. insiders, outsiders
A. the marginal cost of production does not equal society’s marginal benefit
B. the distribution is inequitable
C. economic growth is low
D. unemployment is high
A. some people can’t count
B. some people may not be permanent resident
C. not all economic activity is legal
D. We can’t make value judgments to compare different people’s welfare
A. worse off; worse off
B. better off; better off
C. better off; worse off
D. equal, unequal