If You Know That a Meal Costing $40 in the United

question 138

Multiple Choice

If you know that a meal costing $40 in the United States would cost $2 in Bangladesh and this is representative of the relative prices of most goods, you also know that:

• A)purchasing power parity would decrease comparative GDP for Bangladesh.
• B)purchasing power parity would increase comparative GDP for Bangladesh.
• C)GDP using market prices would overstate the value of output for Bangladesh.
• D)GDP using market prices would overstate the value of output for the United States.

Compare the economic outcomes of firms in perfectly competitive markets versus those in monopoly markets.

Understand the concept of barriers to entry and its impact on market structures.

Assess the role of public ownership and regulation in controlling monopoly power and protecting welfare.

Analyze the reasons why governments may choose not to intervene in monopoly markets.

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