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What is the correct fiscal policy when a recession is caused by a decrease in aggregate demand?
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Increase government spending and decrease taxes
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Firms maximize profit when
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marginal revenue=marginal cost
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marginal revenue
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the additional income from selling one more unit of a good; sometimes equal to price
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marginal cost
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the cost of producing one more unit of a good
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price inelastic
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the condition that occurs when demand and supply do not react to price changes; typically occurs when consumers must have the product and have no other alternatives or choices
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Elasticity of Supply
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The change in price causes a large change in supply
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Comparative Advantage
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the ability to produce a good at a lower opportunity cost than another producer
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opportunity cost
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What a person sacrifices by choosing one option over another
Opportunity Cost=FO−CO
FO= Return on best foregone option
Opportunity Cost=FO−CO
FO= Return on best foregone option
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Absolute Advantage
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the ability to produce more of a given product using a given amount of resources
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In the long run, economic profits are possible in which market structures?
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Monopoly and oligopoly