Consternation Corporation has an agreement with its workers to index completely the wage of its employees using the CPI. Consternation Corporation currently pays its production line workers $7.50 an hour and is scheduled to index their wages today. If the CPI is currently 130 and was 125 a year ago, the firm should increase the hourly wages of its workers by

Which of the following statements describes the presence of diminishing returns? All else equal,

a. Marginal product curve is constant b. Marginal product curve is falling and negative c. Marginal product curve is positive and rising d. Marginal product curve is positive and falling

An example of exclusive dealing occurs when

a. one individual serves on more than one board of directors b. one individual serves on only one board of directors c. a producer sells spark plugs to a car manufacturer with the understanding that the manufacturer will buy spark plugs only from that producer d. the seller offers a good for sale to an individual (or a limited group) on substantially better terms than is available to the general public e. a producer of spark plugs requires that customers also purchase rotors when they buy spark plugs