Since a firm is willing to sell its product at the marginal cost and since the firm receives the market price, the difference between the two is:
a. consumer surplus.
b. economic profit.
c. marginal revenue.
d. producer surplus.
e. a shortage.
d
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no perfect multicollinearity), the OLS estimators for the slopes and intercept A) have an exact normal distribution for n > 25. B) are BLUE. C) have a normal distribution in small samples as long as the errors are homoskedastic. D) are unbiased and consistent.
As more workers are hired to harvest grapes in a vineyard, the fields become overcrowded. As a result, the marginal product of labor is likely to diminish
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
According to Keynesian economists, the aggregate supply curve is
a. horizontal b. vertical c. vertical at low levels of output and horizontal at high levels of output d. horizontal at low levels of output and vertical at high levels of output e. upward sloping
A dominant strategy:
A. is always the same for all players of a game. B. exists in every game. C. is the best one to follow no matter what strategy other players choose. D. awards the highest achievable payoff in a game.