Explain why a monopolist has no supply curve
What will be an ideal response?
By definition, a supply curve shows the amount a firm produces in response to a given price. The monopoly sets price, and, therefore, does not respond to a given price. Alternatively, the monopoly always chooses a price, quantity combination along the demand curve.
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Refer to Table 2.3. Assume that 2010 is the base year. The GDP deflator for 2010 is
A) 67.1. B) 84.5. C) 100.0. D) 118.3.
Three basic decisions must be made by all economies. What are they?
a. how much will be produced, when it will be produced, and how much it will cost b. what the price of each good will be, who will produce each good, and who will consume each good c. what will be produced, how goods will be produced, and for whom goods will be produced d. how the opportunity cost principle will be applied, if and how the law of comparative advantage will be utilized, and whether the production possibilities constraint will apply