6. Would free health care reduce poverty, as measured by the government? Would free public
housing, day care, and job training for the poor reduce the poverty rate? Explain.
8. List the major government cash assistance and in-kind transfer programs to assist the poor.
Which of the programs are not exclusively for the poor?
4. Using cases presented in the text, explain the issue in the courts’ interpretation of ” monopoly versus
monopolizing.”
10. Exhibit 6 represents a natural monopolist. a. If the monopolist is not regulated, what price
will it charge, and what quantity will it produce?
4 Restaurants have observed that large parties (eight or more) leave a lower average tip than smaller
parties. Identify the effect, which also makes it more difficult to reach global environmental
agreements, responsible for this phenomenon.
14. A global agreement known as the Montreal Protocol led to the phase-out of chlorofluorocarbons
(CFCs), chemical compounds found in aerosol cans and refrigerants. CFCs may have contributed
to the growing hole in the ozone layer. With a diminished ozone layer, there is an increased
chance of skin cancer. Explain the effect of this agreement on the price of deodorants and airconditioning.
Also, is a ban on CFCs an efficient approach to the ozone hole problem?





