Asimple way of describing the social cost of monopoly is to say that it

The market for corn in country a is highly competitive. at the current market price of $5/bushel there is a shortage of 100,000 bushels of corn in this country. media reports claim that the price of corn will rise drastically in the near future. according to these reports, the neighboring country b had witnessed a similar situation recently. at the same price, the shortage in country b was also 100,000 bushels and eventually the equilibrium price in b went up to $10/bushel. both countries are known to have equal number of corn producers and the market supply of corn is identical at all prices. this, combined with the fact that consumers in the two countries also have similar tastes and preferences, led the media to conclude that the price of corn in country a would soon be as high as $10/bushel. the new equilibrium price turns out to be below $10/bushel, what inferences can be drawn?

In a transportation minimization problem, the negative improvement index associated with a cell indicates that reallocating units to that cell would lower costs. truefalse

Which of the following describes a situation in which there would be decreasing marginal utility? a. buying only necessities. b. buying a car to substitute for riding the bus. c. buying food in bulk to save money in the long run. d. buying a second winter coat.