Which of the Following Conditions Is Most Essential If a Firm

question 99

Multiple Choice

Which of the following conditions is most essential if a firm is going to earn long-run economic profits?

• A) an inelastic market demand for the product
• B) a small number of firms, even though competitors are free to enter the industry
• C) a differentiated product
• D) restrictions that limit the entry of potential competitors into the industry

Explain the difference between marginal social cost and private cost in the context of common property resources.

Apply principles of economic theory to examine the effects of public goods on social welfare, including understanding free-rider problems.

Differentiate between rival and nonrival, as well as exclusive and nonexclusive goods, identifying examples of each.

Understand the structure and function of capillaries in the circulatory system.

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