The Figure Given Below Shows the Aggregate Demand and Supply

question 86

Multiple Choice

The figure given below shows the aggregate demand and supply curves of a perfectly competitive market.Figure 10.7

-In which of the following situations, is a barrier to entry into a monopoly least likely to exist?

• A)A large firm enjoys economies of scale.
• B)The tariffs on foreign goods are eliminated by the government.
• C)A company is the sole inventor of what it produces and no one else can make a good substitute.
• D)Government restrictions such as license requirements are enacted.
• E)A company is the only owner of an essential resource needed to produce its product.

Illustrate the concept of deadweight loss and its relation to market interventions such as quotas and price controls.

Identify the role of minimum wages as a form of price floor and its impact on employment and market dynamics.

Evaluate the ethical and political motivations behind the implementation of price controls by the government.

Discuss the potential for black markets as a result of stringent price controls and quotas.

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