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ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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Carefully explain whether each of the following statements is true, false or uncertain. a.) Because of their monopoly power, monopolists always set the highest price in order to maximize their profits. b.) Accounting profit tends to be larger than economic profit. c.) As Uncle Bob is a rational person, he will always hire an additional worker as long as this worker brings in a positive amount of revenue. d.) A patent or copyright reduce a firm’s or a person’s monopoly power in a market. f.) In a perfectly competitive market, both buyers and sellers are price takers. g.) A firm operating in a perfectly competitive market may earn positive, negative, or zero economic profit in the long run. h.) For a price-taking firm, average revenue equals to marginal revenue. i.) In a perfectly competitive market, firms that raise their prices above market price are typically rewarded with larger profits.

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