Consider a closed economy with a single telephone company, Calls-R-Us. The residents of the country make two

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Consider a closed economy with a single telephone company, Calls-R-Us. The residents of the country make two million phone calls per year and pay $3 per phone call. One day, a new phone company, Cheap Call, enters the market and charges only $2 per phone call. All the residents immediately stop using Calls-R-Us and switch to Cheap Call. They still make two million phone calls per year. The executives of ('heap* 'nil are proud of their market share. They post billboards stating "Our country has increased its national saving by $2 million per year by switching to Cheap Call." Comment on the accuracy of the statement on the billboards.
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Macroeconomics

ISBN: 978-0321675606

6th Canadian Edition

Authors: Andrew B. Abel, Ben S. Bernanke, Dean Croushore, Ronald D. Kneebone

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