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The primary goal of a business firm is to
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Maximize profit
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A cost paid in money is
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an explicit and opportunity cost
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A normal profit is
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part of a firms opportunity cost
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The difference between a firms total revenue and its total cost is its
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Economic profit
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Cost in the production of a good or service for which the firm does not need to make a direct monetary payment, is referred to as
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An Implicit cost
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The short run is the time frame:
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During which the quantities of some resources are fixed
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In the long run the firm_____ change the number of workers it employs and______ change the size of its plant.
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can, can
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If 10 workers can produce 1500 units of output and 11 workers can produce 1600 units of output then the average product of 11 workers is:
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145.5 units
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The average product is the greatest in the short run when the
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Marginal product is equal to the average product
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The long run:
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The time frame in which the quantities of all resources can be varied
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Tool cost includes:
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The cost of both variable and fixed resources
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Average total cost equals:
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Average fixed cost plus average variable cost
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In the long run all costs are:
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Variable costs
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Economies of scale can occur as a result of?
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Greater specialization of labor and capital as the firm increases its size
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The portion of the long run average cost curve in which economies of scale are experienced shows that output increases the:
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Average total cost decreases
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In the long run, constant returns to scale necessarily occur when the firm increases its production and the firms
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Average total cost does not change
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The cost that does not change as output changes is:
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Total fixed cost
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List of fixed inputs for a hospital
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Emergency room, Intensive care unit, and other facilities