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Externalities are costs or benefits that are caused by producing or consuming a good but that are not included in the market price for the good. They are simply the unintended side effects of market activities. Externalities can be positive or negative. One example of a positive externality might be when beekeepers provide a means of pollination for fruit growers. Air, water, and noise pollution are examples of negative externalities.

Please answer the following questions to describe an instance in which you, an acquaintance, or family member has experienced an externality. Please use economic concepts, and use references in your main contribution.

How did it affect you (or your acquaintance or family member?) Please explain.

What were the effects? Please explain.

Did you (or your acquaintance or family member) experience increased or decreased health or quality of life? Please explain.

If you choose to write about a negative externality such as pollution, what do you think is the best way to reduce pollution? Please explain.

If you choose to write about a positive externality, what is the economic problem that positive externalities create? How would you resolve that? Please explain.

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PLEASE KEEP YOUR ANSWERS SIMPLE, AND DO NOT COPY AND PASTE FROM OTHER SITES OR I WONT BE ABLE TO USE IT OR AWARD POINTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oligopolists deter entry by potential competitors in order to protect their market share and therefore maintain their competitive advantage. Oligopolists often use "network effects" to accomplish these objectives. Miller (page 583) defines a network effect as a "situation in which a consumer's willingness to purchase a good or service is influenced by how many others also buy or have bought the item". Please respond to all of the following prompts: Name one product that has a "positive market feedback" and one that has a "negative market feedback" as explained in our text. What circumstances may have contributed to these situations? What benefits do businesses derive from network effects? What is the downside? How important is product compatibility to you personally? Think of an instance in which you decided to purchase (or not purchase) a specific product because of compatibility issues. Elaborate on your decision. Should the government mandate that products be made compatible? Why or why not?

1. The marginal product of labor is:

A. equal to the demand for labor.

B. the payment made to workers for their contribution to the output they produce.

C. the change in a firm's revenue as a result of hiring one more worker.

D. the additional output a firm produces as a result of hiring one more worker.

2. What does the phrase "internalizing an external cost" mean?

A. limiting the extent to which domestic firms can outsource production

B. prohibiting economic activities that create externalities

C. finding a way to address cross-border pollution

D. forcing producers to factor into their production costs the cost of the externalities created in the production of their output

3. The highest-valued alternative that must be given up to engage in an activity is the definition of

A. implicit cost

B. opportunity cost.

C. utility.

D. economic sacrifice.

4. What is market failure?

A. It refers to the inability of the market to allocate resources efficiently up to the point where marginal social benefit equals marginal private cost.

B. It refers to a situation where an entire sector of the economy (for example, the airline industry) collapses because of some unforeseen event.

C. It refers to a breakdown in a market economy because of widespread corruption in government.

D. It refers to the inability of the market to allocate resources efficiently up to the point where marginal social benefit equals marginal social cost.

5. Suppose a competitive firm is paying a wage of $12 an hour and sells its product at $3 per unit. Assume that labor is the only input. If the last worker hired increases output by three units per hour, then to maximize profits the firm should

A. lay off some of its workers.

B. does not change the number of workers it currently hires.

C. hire additional workers.

D. There is not enough information to answer the question.

6. When the price of summer tank tops falls and you buy more of them because they are relatively less expensive, this is called

A. the deadweight loss effect.

B. the income effect.

C. the substitution effect.

D. the elasticity effect.

7. An externality is

A. a benefit realized by the purchaser of a good or service.

B. a benefit or cost experienced by someone who is not a producer or consumer of a good or service.

C. a cost paid for by the producer of a good or service.

D. anything that is external or not relevant to the production of a good or service.

8. Firms pay famous individuals to endorse their products because

A. apparently demand is affected not just by the number of people who use a product but also by the type of person that uses the product. '

B. famous people only consume high-quality products.

C. famous people obviously know what are the best goods and services.

D. the firms are irrational and are wasting advertising expenditures.

9. If a consumer receives 20 units of utility from consuming two candy bars, and 25 units of utility from consuming three candy bars, the marginal utility of the second candy bar is

A. 25 utility units.

B. 20 utility units.

C. 5 utility units.

D. unknown as more information is needed to determine the answer.

10. When there is a negative externality, the private cost of production ________ the social cost of production.

A. is less than

B. is greater than

C. eliminates

D. is equal to

Question 1

Which compensation method helps to explain the large difference between the salaries of top-level managers and mid-level managers in a firm?

A.

Tournaments
B.

New blood
C.

Piece rate
D.

Backloaded compensation

3 points

Question 2

Please consider the information provided under Question 19 in Chapter 3 (page 54). Based on the stated information, the optimal number of bees kept if the externality is ignored by Yung is 5,000. Is the socially optimal number of bees higher or lower than 5,000?

A.

We do not have enough information to answer this question
B.

Same
C.

Lower
D.

Higher

3 points

Question 3

Which of the following factors contribute to the existence of firms?

A.

All of these factors contribute to firm existence
B.

Risks associated with specialization
C.

Incomplete contracts
D.

Willingness of some people to take on risk in exchange for residual income

3 points

Question 4

Public goods are often subject to free-rider problems because these goods are:

A.

Non-rival and non-excludable
B.

Rival and non-excludable
C.

Non-rival and excludable
D.

Rival and excludable

3 points

Question 5

Which of the following is the most efficient mechanism for allocating scarce goods?

A.

Government allocation system
B.

First-come-first-served system
C.

Market system
D.

Random allocation system

3 points

Question 6

Many years ago, most of the major Hollywood movie studios also owned chains of local movie theaters across the US. Today, most of the local movie theaters are owned by other companies. What has happened to the degree of integration in the movie industry over time?

A.

Less horizontally integrated
B.

Less vertically integrated
C.

More horizontally integrated
D.

More vertically integrated

3 points

Question 7

Your firm produces replacement parts for the nuclear submarines operated by the US Navy. Which one of Porter's Five Forces will be most prominent in determining your strategies and profitability?

A.

Bargaining Power of Suppliers
B.

Bargaining Power of Customers
C.

Threat of New Entrants
D.

Threat of Substitutes

3 points

Question 8

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A.

The market mechanism for allocating resources is most efficient due to the incentives it creates.
B.

Markets are always the most efficient way to allocate goods, even if the market is not perfectly competitive.
C.

The random allocation mechanism provides no incentives at all.
D.

The government allocation mechanism provides no incentive for the economy to grow.

3 points

Question 9

Suppose a firm's cost structure exhibits economies of scope. Which of the following actions is compatible with this cost structure?

A.

Diversify into other product lines
B.

Focus on core competencies and reduce production
C.

Focus on core competencies and maintain constant production
D.

Focus on core competencies and expand production

Question 10

Please refer to Table 8.3 on page 132 in the book. Suppose we change the payoffs in the "low price, low price" cell to 0, 25 from 0, 0. Does this change the Nash equilibrium for the game, and is the game still a Prisoner's Dilemma?

A.

Equilibrium changes, still a Prisoner's Dilemma
B.

Equilibrium changes, no longer a Prisoner's Dilemma
C.

Same equilibrium, no longer a Prisoner's Dilemma
D.

Same equilibrium, still a Prisoner's Dilemma

3 points

Question 11

Which of the following statements about restricting entry to markets is NOT true?

A.

Brand identity and logos are expensive to establish, and entrants may find it very expensive to establish comparable position in the market.
B.

Predatory pricing is illegal but very difficult to prove in court
C.

Branded products tend to have more elastic demand, which makes it more difficult for entrants to charge high prices and they must stay out of the market.
D.

A low-quality seller cannot effectively use a warranty program to keep other firms out of its market

3 points

Question 12

Your firm earns $2 million per quarter in total revenue, and your accounting profits are $100,000 per quarter. You do not charge the firm for the use of an old building that you own because it is 50 years old and fully depreciated. However, another firm has offered you $200,000 per quarter to use the facility, and this is the market rental rate for similar facilities. In this case, we know that your:

A.

Opportunity costs are positive and economic profits are negative
B.

Opportunity costs and economic profits are positive
C.

Opportunity costs are negative and economic profits are positive
D.

Opportunity costs and economic profits are negative

3 points

Question 13

Please refer to Question 13 in Chapter 1 (page 17). What is the marginal cost of reducing global warming by 0.017 degrees?

A.

MC = 60
B.

MC = 5
C.

We do not have enough information to answer this question
D.

MC = 50

3 points

Question 14

In Chapter 6, Boyes focuses on negative externalities such as the various types of pollution. However, as we discussed during our online session, we can also observe positive externalities in which external benefits are generated for people. Which of the following is NOT an example of a positive externality?

A.

Workers can help one another to "cover the phones" and make sure that someone is always available to help clients
B.

Workers can provide ideas to one another about how to solve problems
C.

All of these cases are examples of positive externalities
D.

Workers can form carpools and use other means to reduce commuting costs

3 points

Question 15

Common property resources are:

A.

Non-rival and non-excludable
B.

Non-rival and excludable
C.

Rival and non-excludable
D.

Rival and excludable

3 points

Question 16

The free-rider problem arises in markets for common property resources.

A.

False
B.

True

3 points

Question 17

Firms that set their product price below the actual cost of production may be engaging in:

A.

Predatory pricing
B.

Monopoly pricing
C.

Moral hazard
D.

Dollar-cost averaging

3 points

Question 18

Under a cap-and-trade mechanism to control air pollution, what happens to the price of pollution rights if the supply of righs is reduced (i.e., the supply of rights is reduced)?

A.

Increases
B.

Decreases
C.

No change

Question 19

The key method for a manufacturing firm to avoid hold-up problems is to have another source of inputs.

A.

False
B.

True

3 points

Question 20

Your firm sells luxury autos, and you have asked the marketing department to develop and stronger brand identity through a new ad campaign. After the campaign has run for 6 months, you hire an economic consultant to study the impact of the campaign on the demand for your autos. The consultant reports that the demand for your cars is now more elastic than it was 6 months ago. Was the new ad campaign successful?

A.

Yes
B.

No

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