The small-country monopolist's free-trade equilibrium features a marginal revenue curve equal to __________ and coincident with _____________.
a. marginal cost; the consumer's demand curve for the product
b. the world price; the new competitive demand curve for the firm
c. one; profits
d. imports at each price; the supply curve
Ans: b. the world price; the new competitive demand curve for the firm
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A) receive income from buyers of goods and services. B) receive income from the sale of factors in the goods markets. C) pay firms for the use of their factors. D) receive income from producers for the use of factors in the factor markets.
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a. students will take better care of these commonly owned bicycles than they do their own bicycles. b. students will take equally as good care of these commonly owned bicycles as they do their own bicycles. c. students will not take as good of care of these commonly owned bicycles as they do their own bicycles. d. because universities have a lot of money, these bikes will be better maintained than the ones owned privately by college students who tend to have little money.