In the long run:
A. all factors of production are fixed.
B. all factors of production are variable.
C. some factors of production are variable, while at least one factor of production is fixed.
D. None of these are correct.
Answer: B
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Which of the following is true of a beneficial supply shock? a. It can lead to a temporary lower price level
b. It can create a recessionary gap. c. It can permanently decrease the economy's price level. d. It can shift the aggregate demand curve rightward. e. It can shift the aggregate demand curve leftward.
Coal produced by strip mining leaves the area that has been mined unusable. To restore the area to its original state costs approximately $10 for every ton mined. Using the coal to generate electricity causes air pollution. To outfit the electric power plant with pollution control devices costs another $10 per ton. The social cost of coal-fired electricity then includes
a. private cost plus the externality costs associated with mining b. private cost plus the externality costs associated with pollution control c. the externality costs associated with mining and pollution control d. private cost plus the externality costs associated with mining and pollution control e. just the private cost because the externality costs are incorporated in it
For a firm to be economically efficient from society's point of view, it should produce to the point at which
A) marginal cost equals marginal revenue. B) marginal cost equals average total cost. C) marginal cost equals price. D) average total cost equals price.
In the figure above, firms
A) pay taxes directly to governments. B) sell goods and services to governments in goods markets. C) receive transfers from governments through factor markets. D) own factors of production. E) do all of the above.