Why are some of the markets that provide information likely to be dominated by monopolies?
What will be an ideal response?
Objective information about, say, the quality of a good or service or the risk associated with a particular activity is costly to obtain. Once it is obtained, however, the marginal cost of disseminating it is low. With the low marginal cost, the firm can enjoy significant economies of scale, so these markets might be close to natural monopolies, that is, a market in which one firm can meet the demand at lower cost than could two or more firms.
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Refer to Table 3-4. The table above shows the demand schedules for cashews of two individuals (Jordy and Amy) and the rest of the market. At a price of $6, the quantity demanded in the market would be
A) 87 lbs. B) 95 lbs. C) 103 lbs D) 215 lbs.
One example of gradualism is taking place in
a. China b. the United Nations c. New Zealand d. Japan e. France