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Fundamentals of Business Economics Questions and Answers

Question 25

A bottle of brandy costs £25 in Country X, including both unit tax and ad valorem tax. These taxes are applied throughout the production process.

Which of the following applies to this particular scenario? Select ALL that apply.

Options:

A.

The ad valorem tax acts as a sales tax

B.

Both taxes can be classed as multi-stage consumption taxes

C.

The unit tax is otherwise known as stamp duty

D.

The taxes levied on the brandy are charged in a similar way to sales tax in the United States

E.

The taxes levied on the brandy are proportional

Question 26

A railway franchise in north-eastern Messu Potami has recently changed hands, and is now being operated by the company IstClass. However, IstClass already operate the railway franchise in northwestern Messu

Potami.

Which of the following courses of action would be most appropriate for the government of Messu Potami to take?

Select ALL that apply.

Options:

A.

Establish a regulatory body to prevent a regional monopoly

B.

Rerun the franchise bidding process if it found that IstClass are imposing additional price rises due to the regional monopoly

C.

Allow the regional monopoly to exist, increasing fare prices for passengers on trains in both north-western and north-eastern Messu Potami

D.

Impose a uniform sales tax on all railway tickets which would equalise prices across the country

E.

Immediately nationalise the railway network, ending all private franchises and thus any regional monopolies

Question 27

The Competition and Markets Authority is a regulatory body in the UK. In 2017, the CMA found the proposed merger of Heineken and Punch Pubs in breach of its competition laws. Heineken and Punch Pubs have agreed

to divest in pubs in areas where they are the two dominant pub companies.

Which of the following are ways in which consumers might directly benefit from this decision?

Select ALL that apply.

Options:

A.

Heineken/Punch Pubs will not be able to charge excessive prices for alcoholic beverages served at their pubs

B.

There will be a greater variety of pubs for consumers to choose from in certain areas

C.

Heineken will divest in a certain number of pubs where the merger would have created monopolies

D.

The companies' divestment of pubs in certain areas could lead to the closure of the majority of pubs in said area

E.

The CMA will use this decision as a precedent for others in the future

Question 28

A wireless phone manufacturer currently sells 2,000 units per quarter at a price of $400 The estimated price elasticity of demand is -2.5.

The manufacturer is considering an increase in the price to $440

What will this raise (+) or reduce (-) total revenue by? Give your answer in whole numbers.

Options:

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