If actions to reduce the expected cost of an accident are equally effective and managers authorize the least expensive actions first, the marginal cost of additional actions ________.
A) is zero
B) decreases
C) is constant
D) increases
D) increases
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Because original ideas are likely to become known and used by others, without the inventor's knowledge or consent, ________
A) technology is the key driver of economic growth B) new ideas contribute little to economic growth C) we refer to ideas as rival D) technology is inherently exogenous
An external cost, such as the cost generated by pollution, is
A) a cost paid by consumers of the product. B) a cost paid by producers of the product. C) a cost paid by a third party or by society at large. D) not a true opportunity cost of production.
Suppose the production function for coffee (C) is C = min(B,W), where B = beans in pounds and W = water in gallons. Suppose the price of water is $.10 per gallon and the price of beans is $10 per pound. The cost minimizing combination of beans and water for C = 200 is
a. B = 200, W = 2000 b. B = 2000, W = 200 c. B = 100, W = 100 d. B = 200, W = 200
When the price of a normal good increases,
a. both the income and substitution effects encourage the consumer to purchase more of the good. b. both the income and substitution effects encourage the consumer to purchase less of the good. c. the income effect encourages the consumer to purchase more of the good, and the substitution effect encourages the consumer to purchase less of the good. d. the income effect encourages the consumer to purchase less of the good, and the substitution effect encourages the consumer to purchase more of the good.