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false
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A supply curve is a graph that shows the various quantities supplied at a single market price
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true
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Productivity will decrease if workers are unmotivated
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false
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If producers expect lower prices in the future, they may withhold some of the supply
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false
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When more suppliers enter the market, the market supply will typically decline
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true
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The theory of production deals with the relationship between the factors of production and the output of goods and services
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false
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The Law of Variable Proportions states that in the short run, output will not change as one production input is varied while the others remain constant
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true
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The production function describes the relationship of changes in output to different amounts of a single input while other inputs are held constant
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true
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An increase in output as each new input is added, as in the addition of a worker, describes Stage I of the stages of production
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true
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Fixed cost is the cost that a business incurs even if there are no employees and no production takes place
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true
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The number of items sold multiplied by the average price of each item yields the total revenue of a business
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false
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The Law of Supply states that suppliers will normally offer less for sale at higher prices and more for sale at lower prices
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true
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The market supply curve shows the quantities offered at various prices by all firms that offer the product for sale in a given market
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true
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An increase in the cost of inputs can cause the supply curve to shift to the left
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true
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The supply curve is likely to be elastic for products that can be made quickly without huge amounts of capital and skilled labor
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false
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The introduction of technology usually has no effect on supply
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true
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The mis of variable costs and fixed costs that a business faces affects the way the business operates
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false
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Marginal cost is the change in total revenue when one more unit of output is sold
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true
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The four important measures of cost are: total cost, fixed cost, variable cost, and marginal cost
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false
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The profit-maximizing quantity of output occurs when marginal cost is exactly equal to total revenue
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true
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Marginal analysis compares the additional benefits of an action to its additional costs
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supply
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the amount of a product that would be offered for sale at all possible prices that could prevail in the market
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quantity supplied
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amount that producers bring to the market at any given price
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supply curve
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a graph showing the various quantities supplied at each and every price that might prevail in the market
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supply elasticity
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measure of the way in which quantity supplied responds to a change in price
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subsidy
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a government payment to an individual, business, or other group to encourage or protect a certain type of economic activity
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the quantity supplied varies directly with its price
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The Law of Supply states that
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fewer sellers in the marketplace
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All of the following can cause an increase in supply EXCEPT
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ice cream cones
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Which product is likely to have the most elastic supply curve?
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upward sloping
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The supply curve is
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shift to the left
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Increased government regulations can cause the supply curve to
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demand schedule
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listing of quantities that would be offered for sale at all possible prices that could prevail in the market
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long run
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a period of production that allows producers to change the amount of all inputs
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Law of Variable Proportions
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states that in the short run, output will change as one input is varied while the others are held constant
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production function
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concept that describes the relationship between changes in output to different amounts of a single input while other inputs are held constant
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raw materials
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Unprocessed natural products used in production
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marginal product
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the extra output or change in total product caused by the addition of one more unit of variable input
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total product
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total output produced by a firm
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equaling returns
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All of the following are stages of production EXCEPT
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the short run
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The period of production that allows producers to change only the amount of the variable input called labor is
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changes in input that result from changes in output
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A production function shows
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increasing returns, diminishing returns, negative returns
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In what order do the three stages of production occur?
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the way marginal product changes as variable inputs are added
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The stages of production are based on
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total cost
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sum of the fixed and variable cost
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fixed cost
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cost that a business incurs even if the plant is idle and output is zero
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variable cost
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cost that changes when the business rate of operation or output changes
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marginal cost
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extra cost incurred when a business produces one additional unit of a product
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total revenue
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the number of units sold multiplied by the average price per unit
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e-commerce
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electronic business or exchange conducted over the internet
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marginal analysis
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Cost-benefit decision making that compares the extra benefits to the extra costs of an action is called
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adding fixed and variable costs
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The total cost of production is determined by
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interest payments on bonds
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All of the following are examples of variable costs EXCEPT
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operate longer hours than a firm whose fixed costs are small relative to variable costs
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If a business's fixed costs are large relative to its variable costs, it is likely to
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marginal cost is equal to marginal revenue
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Profit is maximized when