In the absence of externalities, the "invisible hand" leads a market to maximize
a. producer profit from that market.
b. total benefit to society from that market.
c. both equality and efficiency in that market.
d. output of goods or services in that market.
b
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Suppose that two clothing manufacturers, Frederick's Fashions and Stephan's Styles, announce that they plan to merge. The Herfindahl-Hirschman index is currently 1,500. After the merger, the HHI will rise to 1,560. This market is
A) highly concentrated and so the government will definitely challenge the merger. B) moderately concentrated and because the merger increases the HHI by more than 50 points, the government will definitely challenge the merger. C) moderately concentrated, but because the merger increases the HHI by less than 100 points, the government will probably not challenge the merger. D) competitive and so the government will not challenge the merger.
The situation in which a person places greater value on a good as more and more people possess it is called the
A) Bandwagon Effect. B) Greater Value Effect. C) Snob Effect. D) Behavioral Effect.