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If a publishing firm increases the price of a book by 30%, and total revenue increases by 10%, then
the book is
the book is
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Inelastic
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The difference between total revenue and explicit costs is called:
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Accounting profit
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After receiving a promotion with higher pay, you calculate your income elasticity of demand for tea
to be roughly -2.8. In this scenario, what kind of good is tea?
to be roughly -2.8. In this scenario, what kind of good is tea?
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Luxury goods
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If the price of chips increases by 5% and sales decrease by 5%, then the price elasticity of demand
for chips is......
and chips are categorized as a(n)......
good.
for chips is......
and chips are categorized as a(n)......
good.
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1....inelastic
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If the price of water increases by 30% and quantity demanded does not change, then the price
elasticity of demand for water is.....
and water is categorized as a(n)......
good
elasticity of demand for water is.....
and water is categorized as a(n)......
good
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30.......elastic
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......are the expenses paid directly to another economic entity plus the total opportunity costs of
using resources that belong to a firm.
using resources that belong to a firm.
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Economic costs
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If the price of Samsung smartphones increases by 30% and sales fall by 60%, then the price elasticity
of demand for Samsung smartphones is.......
and are categorized as an....... good.
of demand for Samsung smartphones is.......
and are categorized as an....... good.
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1/2.....elastic
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If average variable cost equals $500, and quantity produced is 10, what is variable cost?
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5,000
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Marginal utility is the measure of......
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To increase in utility by consuming one additional unit
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What does a perfectly inelastic demand imply?
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Quantity demanded will not change in response to a price increase
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If Coke and Pepsi are substitutes, this means that the cross elasticity of demand will be:
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0
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Any point between Q1 and Q2 displays
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Diseconomies of scale
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By producing a number of different products using similar inputs, firms are able to produce and
market goods at lower costs. This is called
market goods at lower costs. This is called
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Increasing returns to scale
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In the short run, a firm's fixed cost
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Cannot be avoided or reduced
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If your accounting profit is equal to $50,000 and your implicit costs equal $20,000, then your
economic profit is.....this amount.......considered normal profit.
economic profit is.....this amount.......considered normal profit.
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30,000......is
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Which of the following equations is correct?
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TC = FC -VC
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The additional cost of producing one more unit is called:
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Marginal cost
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Just like the production possibilities frontier, consumption or use of resources inside the budget line
are....
are....
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unaffordable and utilizes all income
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After graduating from college, your salary increase dramatically. However, you notice that as your
income increases, your income tax rate also rises. This type of tax is an example of a
income increases, your income tax rate also rises. This type of tax is an example of a
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Progressive tax
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If the cross elasticity of demand of good "X" and "Y" is negative, then these two goods must be
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Subsitutes
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If an increase in the price of a good causes the same percentage increase in the quantity supplied of
a product, the product's supply is
a product, the product's supply is
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Elastic
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A parallel shift in the budget line happens only when
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the price of a substitute good changes
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You are tasked with finding out how the price of Boca Raton housing affects the quantity of enrolled
students at FAU. Which of the following will you employ?
students at FAU. Which of the following will you employ?
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Elasticity of Demand
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When an egg roll costs $2 each and you obtain a marginal utility of 6 when eating one more, what is
the marginal utility per dollar?
the marginal utility per dollar?
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3
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In the short run, diminishing marginal returns are highlighted by:
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falling average total cost
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If the price elasticity of demand for textbooks is 0.5, demand for textbooks is:
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Ineslatic
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If average fixed cost is $80 and average variable cost is $80, average total cost is
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160
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While walking home, you find a $100 bill on the street. Instead of putting this money in your savings
account, you spend the entire amount on a fancy dinner with your date. This type of behavior is
characterized in behavioral economics as
account, you spend the entire amount on a fancy dinner with your date. This type of behavior is
characterized in behavioral economics as
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Overconfidence
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If variable cost rises from $16,000 to $48,000 when production increases from 200 to 600, average
variable cost is
variable cost is
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60