The above figure shows Jane's budget line and two of her indifference curves. If the price of a lobster dinner falls so that Jane can now purchase the combination represented by Point B, Jane would experience
A) an increase in the opportunity cost of a lobster dinner.
B) no change in her marginal rate of substitution.
C) an income and a substitution effect.
D) Both answers B and C are correct.
C
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If a single firm can meet the entire market demand at a lower average total cost than a larger number of smaller firms, the single firm is
A) price discriminating. B) a natural monopoly. C) a legal monopoly. D) efficient when profit maximizing. E) an ownership-of-the-market monopoly.
A monopolistically competitive industry is characterized by
a. many firms, differentiated products, and barriers to entry. b. many firms, differentiated products, and free entry. c. a few firms, identical products, and free entry. d. a few firms, differentiated products, and barriers to entry.