In 2012 a severe drought raised the price of corn. For a farmer in Canada who harvested a normal crop because the farm was not affected directly by the drought, the increase in the price of corn
A) increases the farmer's producer surplus.
B) decreases the farmer's producer surplus.
C) does not affect the producer surplus because this change is a movement along the farmer's supply curve and not a shift of the farmer's supply curve.
D) increases producer surplus only if the farmer's supply is completely inelastic.
A
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Which of the following is true under monopoly?
a. Price is equal to marginal revenue. b. Price is equal to marginal cost. c. Price is less than marginal revenue. d. Price is less than marginal cost. e. Price is greater than marginal revenue.
Which of the following is a possible explanation for the fall in prices after an industry is monopolized by combining a group of competitors?
a. A monopolist faces a downward sloping demand curve. Hence, output expansion leads to lower prices. b. A reduction in price increases producer surplus. Hence a monopolist may reduce the price of his product. c. A monopolist may reduce prices to make it difficult for other firms to compete. d. A monopolist can increase profits by reducing price when its cost of production declines due to increased size of the new firm. The fall in price is less than the decline in cost.