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How do you calculate the HHI?
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square and then sum the market shares of the 50 largest firms
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How do you find the 4-firm concentration ratio?
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sum the market prices of the 4 largest firms
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a more concentrated industry is a ________________ competitive one
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less
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How to calculate Marginal Product of Labor
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change in Q/ change in L
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What is Marginal Product of Labor
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the additional amount of output produced by 1 more worker
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How to calculate Average Product of Labor
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Q/L
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What is the law of diminishing returns?
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at some point, one additional unit causes the Marginal product of labor to decrease.
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In the Short run ________ _____________. In the long run, all inputs are ____________
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at least input is fixed, variable
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Diseconomies of scale is characterized by____________________________
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an increase in Q and an increase in TC
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If the MC of production > ATC then ______________
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MC > AVC
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If MC of production < ATC then _____________________
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MC < AVC
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When a firm satisfies production efficiency, _____________
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the firm is experiencing constant returns to scale
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What defines economies of scale
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the long run average cost decreases as the quantity increases
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what defines diseconomies of scale
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the long run average cost increases as the quantity increases
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what defines constant returns to scale
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the long run average cost is at its minimum point
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If the price ceiling is lower than allocative efficiency there is a _________
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shortage
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If the price ceiling is higher than allocative efficiency there is a _________
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nothing
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if the price floor is lower than allocative efficiency there is a ____________
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surplus
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if the price floor is higher than allocative efficiency there is a _________
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nothing
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Underproduction occurs when
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The MB of the last product produced is > the MC of the last product produced
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What is the formula for profit
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pi = q(P-ATC)
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If TR> VC or P > AVC, ______________
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increase production
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If TR< VC or P < AVC, then _______
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shut down
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The shut down point is when ___________
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p=AVC and TR=VC
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Production efficiency is when you ___________ and it is located at __________
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produce at the lowest possible cost, minimum ATC
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If pi > 0 then, ________
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new firms will enter the market
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if pi < 0 then, ___________
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existing firms start to shut down
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Does a price floor create a shortage or a surplus?
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surplus
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does a price ceiling create a shortage or a surplus?
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shortage
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What is the formula for MC?
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MC= change in TC/ change in Q