If Differentiation Makes the Market Demand Curve Less Elastic, Then

question 55

Multiple Choice

If differentiation makes the market demand curve less elastic, then

• A)consumer surplus increases.
• B)the market structure changes into a monopoly.
• C)price markup over marginal cost is lower than when products are identical.
• D)price markup over marginal cost is higher than when products are identical.

Assess the relationship between risk-free rate, market rate of return, and expected security returns.

Analyze the relevance of the market portfolio, including its properties and composition.

Differentiate between the Capital Market Line (CML) and the Security Market Line (SML).

Understand the basics and the necessity of consolidation adjustments in intra-group transactions.

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