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Which of the following best describes the relationship between total utility and marginal utility?
Which of the following best describes the relationship between total utility and marginal utility?
- Total utility is always decreasing, while marginal utility is always increasing.
- Marginal utility is always increasing, while total utility can increase, decrease, or remain constant.
- Total utility increases at a decreasing rate, while marginal utility eventually becomes negative. (correct)
- Total utility is always increasing, while marginal utility can increase or decrease.
What is the main economic reason why consumers are willing to pay more for a good or service that is more scarce?
What is the main economic reason why consumers are willing to pay more for a good or service that is more scarce?
- Because scarce goods are always of higher quality.
- Because scarcity increases the perceived value of the good or service. (correct)
- Because scarcity creates competitive pressure, leading to higher prices.
- Because consumers are less willing to part with their money when goods are scarce.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a perfectly competitive market?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a perfectly competitive market?
- Free entry and exit
- Many buyers and sellers
- Homogeneous products
- Differentiated products (correct)
A firm operating in a perfectly competitive market is a price taker. This means that the firm:
A firm operating in a perfectly competitive market is a price taker. This means that the firm:
Suppose a firm in a perfectly competitive market is currently producing at a level where marginal cost equals marginal revenue. What should the firm do to maximize its profit?
Suppose a firm in a perfectly competitive market is currently producing at a level where marginal cost equals marginal revenue. What should the firm do to maximize its profit?
The concept of consumer surplus suggests that:
The concept of consumer surplus suggests that:
What are the two main types of price discrimination?
What are the two main types of price discrimination?
Which of the following is NOT a condition necessary for price discrimination to be successful?
Which of the following is NOT a condition necessary for price discrimination to be successful?
A monopolist maximizes its profit by producing at the quantity where:
A monopolist maximizes its profit by producing at the quantity where:
What is the main difference between a natural monopoly and a government-created monopoly?
What is the main difference between a natural monopoly and a government-created monopoly?
What is the key economic concern about monopolies?
What is the key economic concern about monopolies?
What is the purpose of antitrust laws?
What is the purpose of antitrust laws?
Which of the following is NOT a potential consequence of a government-created monopoly?
Which of the following is NOT a potential consequence of a government-created monopoly?
What is the main difference between a perfectly competitive market and a monopolistically competitive market?
What is the main difference between a perfectly competitive market and a monopolistically competitive market?
In a monopolistically competitive market, firms can earn economic profits in the:
In a monopolistically competitive market, firms can earn economic profits in the:
What is the key characteristic of an oligopoly?
What is the key characteristic of an oligopoly?
Which of the following statements is TRUE about a perfectly competitive firm?
Which of the following statements is TRUE about a perfectly competitive firm?
What happens to a perfectly competitive firms profit in the long run?
What happens to a perfectly competitive firms profit in the long run?
What is the relationship between a perfectly competitive firm's marginal revenue and price?
What is the relationship between a perfectly competitive firm's marginal revenue and price?
What is the key characteristic of a monopolistically competitive market?
What is the key characteristic of a monopolistically competitive market?
How does a firm in a monopolistically competitive market maximize profits?
How does a firm in a monopolistically competitive market maximize profits?
What is the difference between a monopolist and a firm in a monopolistically competitive market?
What is the difference between a monopolist and a firm in a monopolistically competitive market?
What is the key characteristic of an oligopoly market?
What is the key characteristic of an oligopoly market?
What is the main reason for the existence of oligopolies?
What is the main reason for the existence of oligopolies?
What is the concept of "game theory" used for in the context of oligopolies?
What is the concept of "game theory" used for in the context of oligopolies?
Which of the following is a potential consequence of collusion between firms in an oligopoly?
Which of the following is a potential consequence of collusion between firms in an oligopoly?
What is a potential drawback of a monopolistically competitive market?
What is a potential drawback of a monopolistically competitive market?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a natural monopoly?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a natural monopoly?
Why might a government regulate a natural monopoly?
Why might a government regulate a natural monopoly?
Which of the following is a potential problem with government regulation of a natural monopoly?
Which of the following is a potential problem with government regulation of a natural monopoly?
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Study Notes
Italian and European Company Law
- Companies are organizations of people and means created for productive activities.
- Companies are the typical organizational structure for business activity.
- Article 2082, Civil Code defines an entrepreneur as someone who professionally conducts an organized economic activity to exchange goods or services.
- Economic activity requires planning, coordination, and use of productive factors.
- Business activity is considered economic if costs are covered by revenues.
- Professionalism means habitual, not occasional, business activity.
- "General statute of the entrepreneur" includes the discipline of business assets, distinctive signs, and competition law.
- The start and end of business activity are determined by application of entrepreneur discipline and effectiveness principles.
- Business activities are distinguished by their object (e.g., commercial, agricultural), size (e.g., small, medium), and the person or form conducting the business (e.g., individual, collective).
- "Special commercial entrepreneur statutes" apply to specific types of entrepreneurs (e.g., agricultural), including rules for registries, business representation, and bankruptcy.
- Examples of agricultural activities are: cultivation, sylviculture, animal breeding.
- Commercial entrepreneurs also include industrial activities, intermediary activities, transportation by land, water, or air, and some financial activities.
- Criteria for insolvency law in commercial entrepreneurship.
- Application limits in terms of assets and revenues.
- Business name (ditta) distinguishes an entrepreneur.
- Banners (insegna) identify business locations.
- Trademarks (marchio) distinguish goods and services produced by the company.
Other Aspects
- Legal publicity and business register
- Accounting records (journals, inventories)
- Statutory agency: Factors and Attorneys-in-fact
- Business transfer: form of contract, non-competition of transferor, etc.
- Various types of Italian companies: partnerships (simple, general, limited), and companies (SPA, SRL, SAPA, cooperative).
- Main difference between partnerships and companies is legal personality. Partnerships do not have legal personality, companies do.
- Partners in a simple partnership have unlimited and joint liability.
- Partners in a limited partnership have liability limited to the quota provided.
- Partners in a general partnership have unlimited and joint liability.
- Companies have separate legal existence, and creditors can only seek payment from the company's assets, not the individual partners' personal assets.
- Amendments to instruments of incorporation are possible with consent of all parties, and details about amendment process.
- Provisions for the liquidation process upon cessation of the business or a partner's death.
- Procedures involved in withdrawal or exclusion of a partner.
- The administration and representation of the partnership
- Powers of representation
- Directors' liability: liability to the company, to creditors, and to shareholders.
- Board of statutory auditors
- Types of shareholders' meetings (ordinary and extraordinary)
- Quorum and voting rules of shareholders' meetings.
- Rules for the validity of resolutions of shareholders' meetings.
- Consequences of a shareholder's death or withdrawal from a company regarding liquidation and the future of the partnership
- Procedure for the cancellation of the partnership from the Business Register
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Test your knowledge on Italian and European company law, focusing on the definitions of entrepreneurship, organization, and the general entrepreneur statute. This quiz covers essential concepts for understanding the legal framework of business operations. Challenge yourself to see how well you grasp these fundamental legal principles.
