The daily vegetable market is an example of an oligopoly market structure.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
QUESTION 2What is productive efficiency? Does it guarantee that markets are operating efficiently?
QUESTION 3Workers in industrial countries earn much higher wages than workers in developing countries because:
a. the industrial countries are labor rich and capital poor economies.
b. the industrial countries lack a steady supply of unskilled laborers.
c. the industrial countries produce labor intensive goods.
d. the marginal productivity of labor is low in the industrial economies.
e. the marginal productivity of labor is high in the industrial economies.
QUESTION 4A tax accountant categorizes costs in conformity with rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Accounting Standards Board so that investors can better compare the records and prospects of different companies.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
QUESTION 5Under an oligopoly market structure, rival firms take completely independent decisions.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
QUESTION 6What would be the long-run equilibrium result of output expansion in a decreasing-cost industry?