Ten cases of spring water are sold for $6 each, and the marginal product of the last unit of labor is 5 . If the price of a case increases from $6 to $8, then the marginal revenue product of the last unit of labor would
a. decrease by $10.
b. increase by $40.
c. decrease by $30.
d. increase by $10.
e. not change.
D
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A. expansionary; higher; higher B. expansionary; higher; potential C. recessionary; higher; potential D. recessionary; lower; lower
Which of the following is the best example of a transactions cost?
A) the value of the time spent negotiating a contract B) the price of a new set of tires C) the cost associated with producing a golf club D) the price of labor and materials used to produce a house E) the price of food
When the value of a payment is adjusted in proportion to changes in the CPI, economists refer to that as
a. nominalization b. realization c. indexation d. stabilization e. depreciation
Sam quits his job as an airline pilot and opens his own pilot training school. He was earning $40,000 as a pilot. He withdraws $10,000 from his savings where he was earning 6 percent interest and uses the money in his new business. He uses a building he owns as a hangar that he could have rented out for $5,000 per year. He rents a computer for $1,200, buys office supplies for $500, rents an
airplane for $6,000 . pays $1,300 for fuel and maintenance, and hires one worker for $30,000 . Sam's total revenue from pilot training classes this year equaled $90,400 . How did Sam's business do this year? a. Sam realized an economic profit of $3,400 this year. b. Sam realized an economic loss of $3,400 this year. c. Sam realized an economic profit of $5,800 this year. d. Sam realized an economic profit of $3,800 this year. e. Sam realized an economic loss of $3,800 this year.