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Natural resources and labor are two factors of what?
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production
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Which of the following are true statements about natural resources?
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natural resources can be used by people to produce goods and services
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Which of the following are forms of labor?
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the natural ability of a worker
the skills a worker has acquired
the skills a worker has acquired
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When an owner uses resources they own in a business, that usage should be considered
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an implicit cost
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A firm had sales revenue of $1 million last year. It spent $600,000 on labor, $150,000 on capital and $200,000 on materials. What was the firm's accounting profit?
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$50,000
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The term ________ describes a situation where the quantity of output rises, but the average cost of production falls.
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economies of scale
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Economies to scale refers to the ________ where all inputs are being allowed to increase together.
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long-run average cost curve
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Diseconomies of scale arise ________.
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in the long run
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Which of the following is most likely to be a fixed cost?
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mortgage payments
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________ include all of the costs of production that increase with the quantity produced.
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variable costs
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Except for one point, the short run average cost must always be ________ the long run average cost.
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greater than
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A firm's ________ consist of expenditures that must be made before production starts that typically, over the short run, ________ regardless of the level of production.
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fixed costs; do not change
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________ include all spending on labor, machinery, tools, and supplies purchased from other firms.
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total costs
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The marginal cost curve is generally ________, because diminishing marginal returns implies that additional units are ________.
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upward-sloping; more costly to produce
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________ occur when the marginal gain in output diminishes as each additional unit of input is added.
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diminishing marginal returns
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2 The marginal product of labor is known to be greater than the average product of labor at a given level of employment. The Average Product at this point would be ________.
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increasing
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2 The marginal product of labor is known to be greater than the average product of labor at a given level of employment. The Average Product at this point would be ________.
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upward sloping and then downward sloping
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The upward sloping portion of a long-run cost curve illustrates:
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diseconomies to scale
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sunk costs have
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should have no effect on output decisions
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Economists distinguish between the short run and the long run as follows:
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In the long run, all resources are variable; in the short run, at least one resource is fixed