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In an oligopoly:

Why is market power necessary for price discrimination?

To maximize profits, passenger trains will charge _____ prices to customers who _____.

To avoid harm to society, the government often becomes the supplier of a good or service when the respective market:

Tariq is a market researcher for Mattel, the toy company. From his research, he concludes (a) that at a price of $20.99, Mattel will sell 400,000 20-car Hot Wheel packs this year, (b) that sales at this level will be inadequate to meet Mattel’s revenue goals for this product, and (c) that a different pricing strategy would increase sales and lead to revenues that meet Mattel’s revenue target. (a) reflects _____ analysis; (b) reflects _____ analysis; and (c) reflects _____ analysis.

To get maximum output in your business, you should allocate each task to the person who:

_____ determines the amount of economic surplus; _____ determines whether buyers or sellers get the surplus.

(Figure: Producer Surplus in the Market for Baseballs) Consider the figure Producer Surplus in the Market for Baseballs. At a price of P2, the producer surplus equals the area:

A company might set up an internal market to:

(Table: Joachim and Zane’s Opportunity Cost) The table provides data on how long it takes Joachim and Zane to clean the bathrooms and wash the windows at a home. Joachim’s opportunity cost for cleaning bathrooms is _____, and Zane’s opportunity cost for cleaning bathrooms is _____.   Hours it takes to: Clean the bathrooms Wash the windows Joachim 4 10 Zane 3 6