The principal difference between economic profits for a monopolist and for a competitive firm is that:
a. monopoly profits create major problems of equity whereas competitive profits do not.
b. competitive profits exist only in the short run whereas monopoly profits may exist in the long run as well.
c. monopoly profits represent a transfer out of consumer surplus whereas competitive profits do not.
d. monopoly profits are usually larger than competitive profits.
b
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When demand for a product increases,
A) suppliers change their plans. B) demanders change their plans. C) the price changes. D) all of the above occur. E) none of the above occur.
Most movie theatres charge different prices to different groups of customers for movie admission but not on movie popcorn. Which of the following is a reason for this?
A) because the markup on movie popcorn is very high and movie theatres do not want to forgo this source of revenue B) because it is easier to limit resale in movie admissions but not in popcorn C) because the cost of operating a concession stand in a movie theatre is very high compared to the cost of showing a movie D) because the demand for popcorn is very high relative to the demand for movie admissions