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Given the following data on input and output levels. Suppose the output price is $5 and input price is $10. Find the values of AVP and MVP when X = 4:
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$312.50 and $375
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Given the following data on input and output levels. Suppose the output price is $5 and input price is $10. Find the values of AVP and MVP when X = 8:
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$375 and $375
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Given the following data on input and output levels. Suppose the output price is $5 and input price is $10. Find the values of AVP and MVP when X = 2:
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$250 and $250
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Given the following data on input and output levels. Suppose the output price is $2 and input price is $3. Find the values of AVP and MVP when X = 6:
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$25 and $10
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Given the following data on input and output levels. Suppose the output price is $2 and input price is $3. Find the values of APP and MPP when X = 6:
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12.5 and 5
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Given the following data on input and output levels. Suppose the output price is $2 and input price is $3. Find the values of AVP and MVP when X = 4:
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$30 and $30
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Given the following data on input and output levels. Suppose the output price is $5 and input price is $10. Find the values of APP and MPP when X = 10:
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70 and 50
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If Y is output, given as a function of an input, X, then the marginal product of X is calculated as
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The first derivative of Y with respect to X
The slope of Y with respect to X
The slope of Y with respect to X
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Which of the following is the first condition for profit maximization?
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Marginal revenue equals marginal cost
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What is the first (or first order) condition for finding the maximum point of a function?
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First derivative or slope is equal to zero
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What is the second (or second order) condition for finding the maximum point of a function?
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Second derivative (or rate of change of the first derivative) is negative
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Given the following table:
What is the missing value of MPP represented by "B"?
What is the missing value of MPP represented by "B"?
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23
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The range of production where TPP is decreasing and MPP is negative is
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stage III
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The optimum level of input use will always occur in which stage of a classical production function
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stage II
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In the graph the elasticity of production would be less than 0 between
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points C and D
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The working model of a production process in agriculture defines input as a function of output.
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False
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Given the production function: 10X + 0.7X2 - 0.005X3; what is the value of X at the inflection point
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47
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Given the following data on input and output levels. Suppose the output price is $2 and input price is $3. Find the values of APP and MPP when X = 5:
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14 and 10
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Given the following data on input and output levels. Suppose the output price is $2 and input price is $3. Find the values of APP and MPP when X = 4:
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15 and 15
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Given the following data on input and output levels. Suppose the output price is $2 and input price is $3. Find the values of AVP and MVP when X = 3:
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$30 and $40
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Given the following data on input and output levels. Suppose the output price is $2 and input price is $3. Find the values of APP and MPP when X = 2:
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12.5 and 15
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Given the following data on input and output levels. Suppose the output price is $2 and input price is $3. Find the values of AVP and MVP when X = 2:
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$25 and $30
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If Y is output, given as a function of an input, X, TVC is total variable cost, given as function of Y, then average variable cost given as a function of Y is calculated as
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The slope of a ray from origin to the point on the TVC function
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If Y is output, given as a function of an input, X, TC is total cost, given as a function of Y, then the marginal cost, MC, given as a function of Y is calculated as
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The first derivative of TC with respect to Y
MC=DTC/DY
MC=DTC/DY
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Given the following table:
What is the missing value of APP represented by "C"?
What is the missing value of APP represented by "C"?
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16
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The standard production function representing the total physical product (TPP) indicates the effect on output when
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one input is increased and all other inputs are held constant
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The point at which TPP changes from increasing at an increasing rate to increasing at a decreasing rate is the same as
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all of the above
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In the graph the rational area of production would be between
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points A and C
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Given the production function: 10X + 0.7X2 - 0.005X3; what is the value of X that results in the maximum yield
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100
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Given the following data on input and output levels. Suppose the output price is $5 and input price is $10. Find the values of APP and MPP when X = 4:
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62.5 and 75
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The specific formula for calculating MPP at any point on a production function is MPP =
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dY/dX
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A production function that exhibits diminishing marginal returns implies that
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at some point MPP decreases
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The production function is defined as
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the relationship between a variable input and an output
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Given the production function Y=2X2, what is the expression for marginal physical product (MPP)
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MPP=4X
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Suppose we are given the production function Y = 4X3, where X is the variable input and Y is the output. What is the expression for MPP?
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MPP = 12X^2
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You are on a research team and have been given data on the output, Y, of a special variety of corn silage as a function of one variable input, X. You are able to obtain the following precise function for silage yield: Y = 4X2 - 5X +20. Which of the following is the correct expression for the Marginal Physical Product (MPP) of that variety of silage?
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MPP = 8X - 5
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Given that Px is the price of the input, and X is the amount of the input used in production, total factor cost is calculated as TFC =
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Px * X
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The rational area of production is
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stage II
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In the graph the beginning of stage II would be nearest
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point A
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APP can be found graphically at any point on the production function
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by finding the slope of a ray drawn from the origin to that point
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If Y is output, given as a function of an input, X, and P and V are the respective output and input prices, then TVP (total value of the product) is calculated as
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TVP=PY
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MPP is
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the slope of the TPP curve
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In the graph the rational area of production would be between
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points A and C
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The beginning of any of the three stages of production can be determined from
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Not Elasticity of production
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Given the production function Y=X2, what is the expression for marginal physical product (MPP)
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MPP=2X
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Suppose we are given the production function Y = 3X2, where X is the variable input and Y is the output. What is the expression for MPP?
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MPP = 6X
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You are on a research team and have been given data on the output, Y, of a special variety of corn silage as a function of one variable input, X. You are able to obtain the following precise function for silage yield: Y = X2 + 3X +15. Which of the following is the correct expression for the Marginal Physical Product (MPP) of that variety of silage?
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MPP = 2X + 3
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If Y is output, given as a function of an input, X, then the average product of X is calculated as
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Y/X
The slope of a ray from the origin to the point on the function
Not Change in Y divided by change in X
Not The first derivative of Y with respect to X
The slope of a ray from the origin to the point on the function
Not Change in Y divided by change in X
Not The first derivative of Y with respect to X
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Given the following data on input and output levels. Suppose the output price is $5 and input price is $10. Find the values of APP and MPP when X = 8:
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75 and 75
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Given the following data on input and output levels. Suppose the output price is $2 and input price is $3. Find the values of APP and MPP when X = 3:
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15 and 20
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Given the following data on input and output levels. Suppose the output price is $5 and input price is $10. Find the values of AVP and MVP when X = 10:
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$350 and $250
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With respect to the production process, when at least one input is fixed, is defined as
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the short-run or planning phase
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Py*MPP =
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MVP
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Given the production function: 10X + 0.7X 2 - 0.005X 3; what is the yield (output) at maximum output
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3000
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What is the second (or second order) condition for finding the minimum point of a function?
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Second derivative (or rate of change of the first derivative) is positive
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If Y is output, given as a function of an input, X, TVC is total variable cost, given as a function of Y, then average variable cost, AVC, given as a function of Y is calculated as
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TVC/Y
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On the attached graph of TPP, the inflection point would be nearest
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point E
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Stage of production can be determined from
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all of the above
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Given the following data on input and output levels. Suppose the output price is $5 and input price is $10. Find the values of APP and MPP when X = 6:
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75 and 100
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Given the following data on input and output levels. Suppose the output price is $5 and input price is $10. Find the values of AVP and MVP when X = 6:
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$375 and $500
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Given the following data on input and output levels. Suppose the output price is $2 and input price is $3. Find the values of AVP and MVP when X = 5:
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$28 and $20
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Py * TPP =
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TVP
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As long as APP is increasing
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additional units of the variable input should be added
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Given the production function: 10X + 0.7X2 - 0.005X3; what is the value of X at the beginning of stage II
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70
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Given the following data on input and output levels. Suppose the output price is $2 and input price is $10. Find the values of APP and MPP when X = 2:
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50 and 50
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What is the missing value of MPP represented by "B"?
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16
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Average physical product (APP)
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Not all the above
Not is a measure of profitability
Not is a measure of profitability
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Which of the following is the second order condition for profit maximization?
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Slope of marginal revenue is less than slope of marginal cost
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If Y is output, given as a function of an input, X, TC is total cost, given as function of Y, then the marginal cost given as a function of Y is calculated as
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The slope of TC with respect to Y
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What is the missing value of APP represented by "A"?
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11