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"the cost of a typical unit of output if total cost is divided evenly over the units produced"
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c (average total cost)
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which of the following would be true if the firm is in a perfectly competitive market and the price is P1
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in the long run, more firms will enter the market until the short run profits are gone for each firms
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if the firm produces Q1 units of output with two inputs, the firm will be experiencing which of the following in the short run and in the long run
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...
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if long-run average total cost decreases as the quantity of output increases, the firm is experiencing
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economies of scale
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refer to the above diagram. The shut down point for this firm is a price
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well below g
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refer to the above diagram. The profit maximizing output:
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is n
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which of the following best describes the graph?
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economic losses are incurred, and exit of firms from the market will cause pricies to increase in the long run
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refer to the above diagram. the quantity where the firm minimizes its costs
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is k
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which of the following is true for a perfectly competitive firm in long run equilibrium
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it is allocatively efficient
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cindys car wash
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500
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whenever marginal cost is greater than average total cost
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average total cost is rising
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refer to the above data. the total variable cost of production 5 units is:
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37
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refer to the above data. the average total cost of producing 3 units of output is:
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16
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refer to the above data. the average fixed cost of producing 3 units of output is
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8
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refer to the above data. The marginal cost of producing the sixth unit of output is
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8
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profit is defined as
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total revenue minus total cost
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economists assume that the typical person who starts her own business does so with the intention of
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maximizing profits
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total revenue =
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price x quantity
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grace is a self employed artist. she can make 20 pieces of pottery
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$15 pieces of pottery
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refer to table 13-2
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3
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in the above figure, curves 1 2 3 4
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MC and ATC
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F&D manufacturing company
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increasing returns to scale
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some costs do not vary with the quantity of output
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fixed costs
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for a construction company that builds houses, which of the following costs would be a fixed cost?
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the 30,000 per year salary
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Pete owns a shoe-shine business. Which of the following costs would be implicit costs?
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iii and iv only
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which of the following best expresses the law of diminishing returns
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c
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table 13-2
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150 units
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refer to figure 13-2. as the number of workers increases
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total output increases but at a decreasing rate
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In the above diagram the range of diminishing marginal returns is:
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q1-q3
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If the three largest widget producers control 85 percent of the total widget market, then these producers are operating in
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an oligopoly
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in microeconomics, the short run is defined as which of the following?
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a period during which some inputs in a firms production process cannot be changed (theyre fixed)
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the amount of money that a firm pays to buy inputs in
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total cost
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Jacqul decides to open
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$4,000
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If a firm produces nothing, which of the following costs will be zero?
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variable costs