The manager of Fatty Foods is thinking about retiring. He has two options: to leave his stores as a company stores, to be managed by a salaried manager, or to sell some of them as franchises. The franchisor however is offering a really low franchisor fee for the store. What would be his best bet?

If a monopoly engages in rent seeking,

i. its average total cost curve is lower than otherwise. ii. it might or might not make an economic profit depending on how many other competitors also are rent seeking. iii. it necessarily incurs an economic loss. A) i only B) ii only C) iii only D) i and ii E) i and iii

A public good is ________ and ________

A) rival; excludable B) nonrival; excludable C) rival; nonexcludable D) nonrival; nonexcludable