If there is only a single seller or supplier in a market, this is called

a) competition

b) collusion

c) commander

d) monopoly

Consider a small island country whose only industry is weaving. the following table shows information about the small economy in two different years. complete the table by calculating physical capital per worker as well as labor productivity. hint: recall that productivity is defined as the amount of goods and services a worker can produce per hour. in this problem, measure productivity as the quantity of goods per hour of labor. year physical capital labor force physical capital per worker labor hours output labor productivity (looms) (workers) (looms) (hours) (garments) (garments per hour of labor) 2024 160 40 1,800 14,400 2025 180 60 3,900 23,400

(a) what do you think will happen if the price of non-gm crops continues to rise? why? (b) what will happen if the price of non-gm food drops? why?

In the market for widgets, the supply curve is the typical upward-sloping straight line, and the demand curve is the typical downward-sloping straight line. the equilibrium quantity in the market for widgets is 250 per month when there is no tax. then a tax of $6 per widget is imposed. as a result, the government is able to raise $750 per month in tax revenue. we can conclude that the after-tax quantity of widgets has fallen by a. 25 per month. b. 50 per month. c. 75 per month. d. 100 per month.