A Subsidy Is Defined as

question 32

Multiple Choice

A subsidy is defined as

• A) a payment that must be made to the government whenever a good or service is sold.
• B) the number of trades that are eliminated from a market when a tax is imposed.
• C) the difference between total revenue and total cost for a business firm.
• D) a payment to either the buyer or seller of a good or service, usually on a per-unit basis, when a good or service is purchased.

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Definitions:

Linear Demand Curve

A graph that shows a straight line representing the relationship between price and quantity demanded.

Total Revenue

The total income received by a firm from selling its goods or services.

Marginal Revenue

The increase in income achieved by selling an additional unit of a product or service.

Nondiscriminating Monopolist

A monopolist that charges all consumers the same price for its product or service instead of setting different prices for different consumers.