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colton

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Using the utility possibilities frontier above explain three ways that this society of two individuals can be made better off without making anyone worse off if it starts at point A.
 
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Comment on the following statement: A firm with market power is able to charge any price it likes.
 
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Answer to Question 1

It could move to the right and make Bill better off while keeping Susan's utility constant. It could move upward and make Susan better off while keeping Bill's utility constant or it could move up and to the right and make both better off.

Answer to Question 2

The statement is false. A firm with market power is constrained by the demand for its product. The firm must charge a price that buyers are willing to pay.



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