--%>

Drive rivals out of business

A firm may temporarily lower prices as well as earn negative profits in trying to: (w) drive rivals out of business. (x) find rivals to lower prices. (y) maximize current profit. (z) A rational firm would not do this.

Hello guys I want your advice. Please recommend some views for above Economics problems.

   Related Questions in Microeconomics

  • Q : Match price cuts but avoid price hikes

    A firm’s perception which competitors will match price cuts but avoid price hikes yields: (w) price leadership behavior. (x) limit pricing structures. (y) kinked demand curves. (z) monopolistic competition. Can anybody sugges

  • Q : Problem on rational ignorance An

    An illustration of rational ignorance is demonstrated when you: (1) Are elected to a political office. (2) Settle for an other half who is not your "ideal" mate. (3) Eat a steak which increases your cholesterol level. (4) Were suspended from high scho

  • Q : Substitution effects resulting from

    The Law of Demand mainly relies heavily on the: (1) Buying power consequences of relative price modifications. (2) Substitution effect resultant from the relative price changes. (3) Increase in opportunity costs as income is worn out. (4) Principle of the non satiety.

  • Q : Functional Distribution of Income

    Computing the relative shares of national income accounted for by wages, interest, rent, and profit, yields, respectively measures called the: (1) market distribution of income. (2) functional distribution of income. (3) objective distribution of inco

  • Q : Strategy of Predatory Behavior A huge

    A huge firm which slashes prices to drive smaller competitors out of business, and after that raises prices due to its enhanced market power is pursuing a strategy of: (1) predatory pricing. (2) cut-throat competition. (3) price discrimination. (4) ma

  • Q : Constant cost industry of production

    When Del’s production function and costs are characteristic for wheat farmers and when wheat farming is a constant cost industry, in that case in the long run, there the price of wheat will be: (i) $4 per bushel. (ii) $6 per bushel. (iii) $8 per

  • Q : Positively sloped demand curve of

    When your income is positively and closely tied to the price of a specific product, a raise in its price might cause: (1) The income effect which, in severe conditions, yields a positively sloped demand curve. (2) You to go bankrupt. (3) The powerful positive substitu

  • Q : Total revenue on profit-maximizing

    Total revenue roughly for the profit-maximizing lumber mill equivalents: (i) $1700 daily. (ii) $2500 daily. (iii) $3500 daily. (iv) $4590 daily. (v) $6000 daily.

    Q : Highly competitive market in long run I

    I have a problem in economics on highly competitive market in long run. Please help me in the following question. When markets are highly competitive, in long run then: (1) Economic profits will be positive. (2) Economic gains will be negative. (3) Economic profits wi

  • Q : Purely competitive industry in long run

    When a purely competitive industry is into long run equilibrium, in that case the total: (w) costs of all the firms’ combined outputs are minimized. (x) revenues of the industry are maximized. (y) welfare of society is at its mi