The profit-maximizing monopolist, faced with a negative-sloping demand curve, will always produce:
a. at an output greater than the output where average costs are minimized
b. at an output short of that output where average costs are minimized
c. at an output equal to industry output under pure competition
d. a and c
e. none of the above
b
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A monopolist faces a market demand curve with a constant elasticity of -2. The monopoly's production function is Q = 4L and its output price is given by p. What is the monopoly's marginal revenue product of labor function?
A) MRPL = 2p B) MRPL = 4p C) MRPL = 10 - 2p D) MRPL = 5 + 3.5p
Because of the problem of second-hand smoke, if unregulated, the market for cigarettes would produce a quantity that is too ____ at a price that is too ____ when compared to the socially optimal results
a. low; low b. high; low c. low; high d. high; high