To deter a potential entrant, an existing firm in a market may threaten to sharply increase production so that the entrant will be left with a small share of the market. This may be a credible threat if:
A) production exhibits economies of scale.
B) production exhibits diseconomies of scale.
C) production costs may fall due to learning-by-doing.
D) A and C are correct.
E) B and C are correct.
D
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From 1980 to 1985 the dollar appreciated relative to the British pound. Holding everything else constant, one would expect that, when compared to 1980
A) fewer Britons traveled to the United States in 1985. B) Britons imported more wine from California in 1985. C) Americans exported more wheat to England in 1985. D) more Britons traveled to the United States in 1985.
When the government controls the price of a product, causing the market price to be below the free market equilibrium price,
A) some consumers gain from the price controls and other consumers lose. B) all producers gain from the price controls. C) both producers and consumers gain. D) all consumers are better-off.