Q: What was the central point that Bastiat was trying to make in his imaginary petition of the candle makers? A: <span>The "Candle Maker's Petition" is a satire of protectionist </span>tariffs<span> written the by great French economist, </span>Frederic Bastiat.
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Q:</span><span>Do you agree with Bastiat? A: this is an opinion. no right or wrong.
Q:</span><span>Why or why not? How does this argument relate to current arguments about free trade? A: Again your opinion if needed for this responce.
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Answer:
B
Explanation:
First, a monopoly produce less than the socially efficient quantity because as the figure shows, the quantity produced is determined by the intersection between the marginal cost curve (MC) and the marginal revenue curve (MR) and not by the intersection between the MC and the demand. For instance, there is a deadweight loss (shown by the figure).
Second, equilibrium price is always higher than in a competitive market because is always higher than the MC. The price is determined by the equilibrium quantity (found before) and the demand. Also, there are barries to entry and so monopolist have always price control.
True.
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