A. there are many EU and government health controls on cosmetic products
B. there are a very large number of firms in the industry
C. firms spend a large amount of money on advertising
D. profit margins are very high for both producers and retailers
Related Mcqs:
- Monopolistic competition differs from perfect competition primarily because ?
A. in monopolistic competition entry into the industry is blocked
B. in monopolistic competition there are relatively few barriers to entry.
C. in monopolistic competition, firms can differentiate their products
D. in perfect competition firms can differentiate their products - The long-run equilibrium outcomes in monopolistic competition and perfect competition are similar because in both market structures ?
A. the efficient output level will be produced in the long run
B. firms will only earn a normal profit
C. firms realize all economies of scale
D. firms will be producing at minimum average cost - Suppose an industry emits a negative externality such a pollution and the possible methods to internalize the externality are command-and-control policies, pigovian taxes, and tradable pollution permits. If economists were to rank these methods for internalizing a negative externality based on efficiency ease of implementation and the incentive for the industry to further reduce pollution in the future, they would probably rank them in the following order (from most favored to least favored) ?
A. Pigouvian taxes, command-and-control policies, tradable pollution permits.
B. tradable pollution permits, Pigouvian taxes, command-and-control policies
C. tradable pollution permits command-and-control policies, Pigovian taxes.
D. command-and-control policies, tradable pollution permits, Pigovian taxes.
E. They would all rank equally high because the same result can be obtained from any one of the policies - The theory of the second best suggests that in the absence of perfect competition a privatized industry should charge a price of ?
A. p = Z
B. P = MC + Z
C. p = MC
D. P = MC – Z - A group of economists argue that the real problem with the economy is high rates of taxation and heavy regulation that reduce the incentives to work, save and invest. These economists are?
A. Supply-side economics
B. neo-Keynesian economists
C. rational-expectations economists.
D. new classical economists. - A group of economists argue that the real problem with the economy is high rates of taxation and heavy regulation that reduce the incentives to work save and invest these economists are ?
A. supply side economists
B. neo-Keynesian economists
C. rational -expectations economists
D. New classical economists - Suppose two economists are arguing about policies that deal with unemployment. One economist says. The government could lower unemployment by one percentage point if it would just increase government spending by 50 billion dollars the other economist responds Nonsense and poppycock! If the government spent an additional 50 billion dollars it would reduce unemployment by only one tenth of one percent. and that effect would only be temporary! These economists ?
A. None of these answers
B. Disagree because they have different scientific judgments
C. really don’t disagree at all. It just appears that they disagree
D. disagree because they have different values - Suppose two economists are arguing about policies that deal with unemployment One economist says the government should fight unemployment because it is the greatest social evil The other economist response Nonsense Inflation is the greatest social evil These economists ?
A. really don’t disagree at all It just appears that they disagree.
B. disagree because they have different values.
C. none of these answers.
D. disagree because they have different scientific judgments. - A profit maximizing firm is perfect competition produces where ?
A. Total revenue is maximized
B. Marginal revenue equals zero
C. Marginal revenue equals marginal cost
D. Marginal revenue equals average cost - In perfect competition ?
A. The price equals the marginal revenue
B. the price equals the average variable cost
C. the fixed cost equals the variable costs
D. the price equals the total cost
