In the long run, all firms in a monopolistically competitive industry make
A) negative accounting profit.
B) zero accounting profit.
C) an economic profit.
D) zero economic profit.
D
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Suppose a local union has a contract that calls for the nominal wage to increase by 5 percent plus 100 percent of any increase in the CPI. If the CPI increases by 4% and there is a 1% positive bias in the inflation rate, by how much would nominal wages unnecessarily increase?
a. 9 percent b. 1 percent c. 5 percent d. 3 percent e. 4 percent
Suppose that in a month the price of a cup of coffee increases from $1 to $1.50. At the same time, the quantity of cups of coffee demanded decreases from 200 to 190. The price elasticity of demand for cups of coffee (calculated using the midpoint formula) is approximately:
A. 0.13. B. 0.5. C. 7.8. D. 20.