All of the following government actions create barriers to entry EXCEPT

A) limiting the number of airlines that may operate at an airport.
B) granting a patent to a drug company.
C) requiring a pizza parlor to get a business license.
D) giving a power company exclusive use of the city's transmission lines.

C

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Which of the following most closely approximates the conditions of a competitive price-searcher market?

a. the market for Grade A eggs, which is characterized by a large number of firms producing a homogeneous product b. the restaurant industry, which is characterized by firms producing a differentiated product in a market with low entry barriers c. local cable television service, where a licensed supplier competes with firms offering satellite service d. the market for jumbo aircraft, where one major domestic firm competes with one major foreign firm

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The economy is in long-run equilibrium when there is a correctly anticipated increase in aggregate demand. According to new classical theory, the price level will __________ and Real GDP will __________

A) fall; rise B) rise; fall C) fall; remain unchanged D) rise; remain unchanged E) remain unchanged; remain unchanged

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