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1. Which of the following statements applies to a purely competitive producer? a. It will not advertise its product. b. In long-run equilibrium it will earn an economic profit. c. Its product will have a brand name. d. Its product is slightly different from those of its competitors. A purely competitive seller is: a. both a “price maker” and a “price taker.” b. neither a “price maker” nor a “price taker.” c. a “price taker.” d. a “price maker.” Which of the following is not characteristic of pure competition? a. price strategies by firms b. a standardized product c. no barriers to entry d. a larger number of sellers The demand curve in a purely competitive industry is ______, while the demand curve to a single firm in that industry is ______. a. perfectly inelastic, perfectly elastic b. downsloping, perfectly elastic c. downsloping, perfectly inelastic d. perfectly elastic, downsloping Marginal revenue for a purely competitive firm: a. is greater than price. b. is less than price. c. is equal to price. d. may be either greater or less than price. The MR = MC rule applies: a. to firms in all types of industries. b. only when the firm is a “price taker.” c. only to monopolies. d. only to purely competitive firms. The principle that a firm should produce up to the point where the marginal revenue from the sale of an extra unit of output is equal to the marginal cost of producing it is known as the: a. output-maximizing rule. b. profit-maximizing rule. c. shut-down rule. d. break-even rule. Long-run competitive equilibrium: a. is realized only in constant-cost industries. b. will never change once it is realized. c. is not economically efficient. d. results in zero economic profits. A purely competitive firm: a. must earn a normal profit in the short run. b. cannot earn economic profit in the long run. c. may realize either economic profit or losses in the long run. d. cannot earn economic profit in the short run. Resources are efficiently allocated when production occurs where: a. marginal cost equals average variable cost. b. price is equal to average revenue. c. price is equal to marginal cost. d. price is equal to average variable cost. Pure monopoly means: a. any market in which the demand curve to the firm is downsloping. b. a standardized product being produced by many firms. c. a single firm producing a product for which there are no close substitutes. d. a large number of firms producing a differentiated product. Which of the following is correct? a. Both purely competitive and monopolistic firms are “price takers.” b. Both purely competitive and monopolistic firms are “price makers.” c. A purely competitive firm is a “price taker,” while a monopolist is a “price maker.” d. A purely competitive firm is a “price maker,” while a monopolist is a “price taker.” Which of the following approximates a pure monopoly? a. the foreign exchange market b. the Kansas City wheat market c. the diamond market d. the soft drink market A natural monopoly occurs when: a. long-run average costs decline continuously through the range of demand. b. a firm owns or controls some resource essential to production. c. long-run average costs rise continuously as output is increased. d. economies of scale are obtained at relatively low levels of output. The pure monopolist’s demand curve is: a. identical with the industry demand curve. b. of unit elasticity throughout. c. perfectly inelastic. d. perfectly elastic. A nondiscriminating monopolist: a. will never produce in the output range where marginal revenue is positive. b. will never produce in the output range where demand is inelastic. c. will never produce in the output range where demand is elastic. d. may produce where demand is either elastic or inelastic, depending on the level of production costs. If a pure monopolist is producing at that output where P= ATC, then: a. its economic profits will be zero. b. it will be realizing losses. c. it will be producing less than the profit-maximizing level of output. d. it will be realizing an economic profit. The supply curve of a pure monopolist: a. is that portion of its marginal cost curve which lies above average variable cost. b. is the same as that of a purely competitive industry. c. is its average variable cost curve. d. does not exist because prices are not “given” to a monopolist. Economic profit in the long run is: a. possible for both a pure monopoly and a pure competitor. b. possible for a pure monopoly, but not for a pure competitor. c. impossible for both a pure monopolist and a pure competitor. d. only possible when barriers to entry are nonexistent. Price discrimination refers to: a. selling a given product for different prices at two different points in time. b. any price above that which is equal to a minimum average total cost. c. the selling of a given product at different prices that do not reflect cost differences. d. the difference between the prices a purely competitive seller and a purely monopolistic seller would charge. Monopolistic competition means: a. a market situation where competition is based entirely on product differentiation and advertising. b. a large number of firms producing a standardized or homogeneous product. c. many firms producing differentiated products. d. a few firms producing a standardized or homogeneous product. Nonprice competition refers to: a. low barriers to entry. b. product development, advertising, and product packaging. c. the differences in information which consumers have regarding various products. d. an industry or firm in long-run equilibrium. Monopolistically competitive firms: a. realize normal profits in the short run but losses in the long run. b. incur persistent losses in both the short run and long run. c. may realize either profits or losses in the short run, but realize normal profits in the long run. d. persistently realize economic profits in both the short run and long run. In which of these continuums of degrees of competition (highest to lowest) is oligopoly properly placed? a. pure competition, oligopoly, pure monopoly, monopolistic competition b. oligopoly, pure competition, monopolistic competition, pure monopoly c. monopolistic competition, pure competition, pure monopoly, oligopoly d. pure competition, monopolistic competition, oligopoly, pure monopoly The term oligopoly indicates: a. a one-firm industry. b. many producers of a differentiated product. c. a few firms producing either a differentiated or a homogeneous product. d. an industry whose four-firm concentration ratio is low. Mutual interdependence means that each oligopolistic firm: a. faces a perfectly elastic demand for its product. b. must consider the reactions of its rivals when it determines its price policy. c. produces a product identical to those of its rivals. d. produces a product similar but not identical to the products of its rivals. Concentration ratios measure the: a. geographic location of the largest corporations in each industry. b. degree to which product price exceeds marginal cost in various industries. c. percentage of total sales accounted for by the four largest firms in the industry. d. number of firms in an industry. Game theory: a. is the analysis of how people (or firms) behave in strategic situations. b. is best suited for analyzing purely competitive markets. c. reveals that mergers between rival firms are self-defeating. d. reveals that price-fixing among firms reduces profits. The kinked-demand curve of an oligopolist is based on the assumption that: a. competitors will follow a price cut but ignore a price increase. b. competitors will match both price cuts and price increases. c. competitors will ignore a price cut but follow a price increase. d. there is no product differentiation. Three major means of collusion by oligopolists are: a. cartels, tacit understandings, and price leadership. b. market sharing, mutual interdependence, and product differentiation. c. cartels, kinked-demand pricing, and product differentiation. d. tacit understandings, P = MC pricing, and mutual interdependence.

 

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Compose a 500 words essay on Reflection Paper 2-1. Needs to be plagiarism free!

The intellectual human resource management school of thought that underlies the above recommended change is Maslow’s hierarchy of needs (Cherry, n.d.). If the employees’ lower level needs mentioned in Maslow’s hierarchy which includes job security/compensation are not satisfied, the employees cannot be motivated to work well. If they do not do their best in their jobs, they cannot be assets to society. therefore, will not be able to contribute to the improvement of the economy.

Another reform that must be instituted is the passing into law of the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) which “would enable working people to bargain for better benefits, wages and working conditions by restoring workers’ freedom to choose for themselves whether to join a union” (AFL-CIO, 2011). The AFL-CIO goes on further to say that the EFCA will allow employees to enter into a collective bargaining agreement without any hindrances (2011). Moreover, it can guarantee that these employees can have a contract. With the passing of the EFCA the employees may be allowed “to form unions by signing cards authorizing union representation” (AFL-CIO, 2011). If the EFCA is passed, it would be easier to form unions without the usual harassment from management. Further, it will provide for more rigid penalties for companies who violate the law of the right of the workers to organize.

The EFCA reform is also in line with Maslow’s hierarchy of needs in that it will satisfy both the security and social needs of a person. Employees always seek for better wages and better working conditions to meet his physiological and security needs. Being part of a union satisfies the social needs of the workers. The EFCA will reinforce the satisfaction of these needs. thus, it is important that this reform be implemented.

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Hi, I need help with essay on Requirements and specifications. Paper must be at least 500 words. Please, no plagiarized work!

ng the combo of MySQL and ASP.net is to make sure that the web interface is robust, data retrieval is quick and robust, and standards can be upgraded easily (Patton, 2005).

In order to provide users a perfect match, different search algorithms were taken into consideration. The best one of all the considered algorithms is Classification Tree that would match matches on the basis of their common characteristics. The algorithm is not very complex yet reliable. Users would be able to extract accurate search results just by entering keywords, which would ensure satisfaction of the users and will save their precious time.

Apart from this, the problem of users being overlapped by other users in the search results will be solved by implementing the idea of creating sub profiles. Every user will be able to maintain different profiles under different categories (this feature is also available on many other websites to avoid the overlapping issue in search results).

The idea of this project is to build a secure and anonymous database for the experimental social science lab at Essex. It is required to set up a whole new database, develop a web portal and an interface for the paid participants that are taking part in the social science experiments in the Essex Laboratory.

Database will be filled up by the researchers themselves, as they will upload the information about the subjects whom they want to recruit. Once the database is live, those subjects who meet a certain criteria, set up by the researchers, will be notified automatically. Those subjects who are notified via auto generated emails would be able to line up their visit at the experimental lab according to the system generated schedule. The recommended database for this project is MySQL and web interface would be developed on ASP, harnessing the power of .Net framework 4.0.

Upon the entrance of the subjects in the laboratory, their identity will be checked automatically from the database. They will be able to go

 

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The following information is available for Carla Vista Inc., a company whose shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange:

Net income for 2017 $154,000Average market price of common shares during 2017 (adjusted for stock dividend) $19December 31, 2017 (fiscal year end) market price of common shares $19Income tax rate for fiscal year 2017 30%

Transactions in common shares during 2017: Change Cumulative sharesJan. 1, 2017, common shares outstanding   80,000Mar. 1, 2017, issuance of common shares 20,000 100,000June 1, 2017, 10% stock dividend 10,000 110,000Nov. 1, 2017, repurchase of common shares (20,000) 90,000

Other information:

1.For all of the fiscal year 2017, $99,000 of 6% cumulative convertible bonds have been outstanding. The bonds were issued at par and are convertible into a total of 12,000 common shares (adjusted for the stock dividend) at the option of the holder, and at any time after issuance.2.Stock options for 21,700 common shares have been outstanding for the entire 2017 fiscal year, and are exercisable at the option price of $24 per share (adjusted for the stock dividend).3.For all of the fiscal year 2017, $99,000 of 4% cumulative convertible preferred shares have been outstanding. The preferred shares are convertible into a total of 14,200 common shares (adjusted for the stock dividend) at the option of the holder, and at any time after January 2022.

Determine the weighted average number of common shares that would be used in calculating earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2017. (Round answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 5,275.)

Weighted average number of common shares:

 

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