1. What is a monopoly? Why are monopolies outlawed? Explain
fully.
2. Is WalMart a monopoly? Explain.
3. There are federal laws which outlaw monopolies. What are
they? When were they enacted?
4. If WalMart is a monopoly, why is the law not being
applied?
5. The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 protected the rights
of American workers to unionize without any interference from the
employer. Discuss WalMart's approach to unions. Is it illegal? If
so, why is the...
1)True/False: Monopoly reduces social welfare, so the government
should always prohibit monopoly(explain)
2)Assume the demand for GMs new Hummer H2 is P = 100000 – 500Q,
the marginal revenue is MR = 100000 – 1000Q, and the marginal cost
is MC = 600Q. a) Please figure out the profit maximizing P and Q.
b) What is the consumer surplus and what is the producer
surplus?
Show a Monopoly earning super normal profit and explain
what are the costs of having monopoly in the economy. How can
government prevent monopoly in the market? (5 +5
Marks)
Show a Monopoly earning super normal profit and explain
what are the costs of having monopoly in the economy. How can
government prevent monopoly in the market?
A
loss in social welfare is caused because a monopoly market
produces a smaller output than that of a perfectly competitive
market. A monopolist produces too little output at a higher
price.
This concept of “underproduction” has
been the topic of many research studies, concluding that if markets
would deviate from a perfectly competitive market structure, it may
cause a lack of economic efficiency.
Research the term monopoly
underproduction and:
Summarize
the reasons behind such a claim.
In your
research,...
a. With aid of a diagram, carefully illustrate the
private and social benefits and costs to education. Demonstrate
that as more years of education are acquired the expected gains
from education tends to increase for private individual but falls
for the society as a whole. (Note: Indicate the differences in the
educational preferences from the perspectives of the society and
private person).
b. From (a) above, suggest some policy recommendations to
governments in the developing world.
c. Discuss the following...
Graphically illustrate a recession and note the steps 1 to 2
and 2 to 3 and in a bullet list or narrative.
Discussion:
Specifically address the different policy recommendations
specifically between the Keynesian and Monetarist/classical school
for getting the economy out of the recession.
What about the rational expectations school adjustment process?
What are some of the key assumptions of the rational expectations
with regards to the business cycle and the flexibility of prices
and wages?
Graphically illustrate a recession and note the steps 1 to 2
and 2 to 3 and in a bullet list or narrative.
Discussion:
Specifically address the different policy recommendations
specifically between the Keynesian and Monetarist/classical school
for getting the economy out of the recession.
What about the rational expectations school adjustment process?
What are some of the key assumptions of the rational expectations
with regards to the business cycle and the flexibility of prices
and wages?