A Firm Has Invented a New Beverage Called Slops

question 9

Multiple Choice

A firm has invented a new beverage called Slops.It doesn't taste very good, but it gives people a craving for Lawrence Welk's music and Professor Johnson's jokes.Some people are willing to pay money for this effect, so the demand for Slops is given by the equation q = 18 - p.Slops can be made at zero marginal cost from old-fashioned macroeconomics books dissolved in bathwater.But before any Slops can be produced, the firm must undertake a fixed cost of $86.Since the inventor has a patent on Slops, it can be a monopolist in this new industry.

• A)The firm will produce 9 units of Slops.
• B)From the point of view of social efficiency, it is best that no Slops be produced.
• C)A Pareto improvement could be achieved by having the government pay the firm a subsidy of $91 and insisting that the firm offer Slops at zero price.
• D)The firm will produce 18 units of Slops.
• E)None of the above.

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Definitions:

Year 2

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Debt-to-Equity Ratio

A financial ratio that indicates the relative proportion of shareholders' equity and debt used to finance a company's assets.

Year 2

The second year in a series or sequence, commonly used in discussions of financials and planning.

Total Asset Turnover

A financial ratio that measures a company's ability to generate sales from its assets by comparing net sales with average total assets.