In the case of pure monopoly:
a. one firm is the sole producer of a good or service which has no close substitutes
b. the firm's profit is maximized at the price and output combination where marginal cost equals marginal revenue
c. the demand curve is always elastic
d. a and b only
e. a, b, and c
d
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Say's law says that
A) consumption is greater than supply. B) desired expenditures always equal actual expenditures. C) people produce the goods they consume. D) people consume the goods they produce.
A survey of professional economists revealed that more than three-fourths of them agreed with fourteen economic propositions. Which of the following is not one of those propositions?
a. The United States should not restrict employers from outsourcing work to foreign countries. b. The United States should withdraw from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). c. The United States should eliminate agricultural subsidies. d. Local and state governments should eliminate subsidies to professional sports franchises.