If only two identical firms operate in a market, consumers prefer
A) a Cournot equilibrium.
B) a Stackelberg equilibrium.
C) a collusive equilibrium.
D) any equilibrium since they all result in the same consumer surplus.
B
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When a perfectly competitive industry is in long-run equilibrium, firms maximize profits, and entry forces the price down
a. until all loss making firms leave the industry. b. until each firm can earn acceptable level of economic profit. c. until price becomes tangent to the long run average cost curve. d. until the long average cost curve rises above the demand curve.
When a country abandons a no-trade policy, adopts a free-trade policy, and becomes an exporter of a particular good,
a. producer surplus increases and total surplus increases in the market for that good. b. producer surplus increases and total surplus decreases in the market for that good. c. producer surplus decreases and total surplus increases in the market for that good. d. producer surplus decreases and total surplus decreases in the market for that good.