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JMatthes

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Under which of the following situations would a seller prefer to incur the cost of improving the product quality?
 a. If the increase in buyer's valuation for the improved product is higher than the cost of improving it.
  b. If the increase in the seller's opportunity cost of improving the product is higher than the price of the product.
  c. If the product improvement lowers the producer surplus.
  d. If the product improvement allows the seller to a break even.

Question 2

Monopolistic and perfect competition are alike in that:
 a. a firm's long-run equilibrium output is located where long-run average total cost is increasing.
  b. a firm's long-run equilibrium output is located where long-run average total cost is minimized.
  c. firms earn a normal rate of return in the long run.
 d. firms are price takers.


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sierramartinez

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Reply #1 on: Jun 30, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

c


JMatthes

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Reply 2 on: Jun 30, 2018
Gracias!

jomama

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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