Suppose Campus Books, a profit-maximizing firm, is the only supplier of the textbook for a given class. The marginal cost of supplying each book is constant and equal to $10, and Campus Books has no fixed costs. The table shows the reservation prices of the eight students enrolled in the class.  CustomerReservation Price($/Book)Q60R54S48T42U36V30W24X18If Campus Books is permitted to charge 2 prices, and the bookstore knows customers with a reservation price above $30 never bother with coupons, whereas those with a reservation price of $30 or less always use them, then what will be the bookstore's total economic profit?

Which of the arguments Staples and Office Depot made in defense of their proposed merger would be least defensible on economic grounds?

A) There would be substantial economies of scale. B) The two firms were in competition with all other office supply stores, not just office supply superstores. C) The history of low pricing by the two stores meant that they would not raise prices in the future after they merged. D) Entry into the office supply market is relatively easy.

If a nation's budget deficit rises, domestic private investment can remain unchanged through some combination of ________ private saving and ________ importing relative to exporting

A) increased, less B) increased, more C) decreased, less D) decreased, more