A perfectly competitive firm is producing at the point where its marginal cost equals its marginal revenue. If the firm boosts its output, its total revenue will ________ and its profit will ________

A) rise; rise
B) rise; fall
C) fall; rise
D) fall; fall


B

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A bond purchaser bought a bond from which she receives $800 a year from the issuer. If the face value of the bond is __________ then the coupon rate is __________.

A. $10,000; 10 percent B. $8,000; 8 percent C. $10,000; 8 percent D. $8,000; 12 percent E. none of the above

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A) +100. B) +200. C) 0. D) -100. E) -200.

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If consumers suddenly became more optimistic ________

A) they would spend more at any given inflation rate B) planned expenditures would decline C) the aggregate demand curve would shift to the left D) all of the above E) none of the above

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