Assume that a firm's production process is subject to increasing returns to scale over a broad range of outputs. Long-run average costs over this output will tend to
A) increase.
B) decline.
C) remain constant.
D) fall to a minimum and then rise.
B
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A) $10 B) $7 C) $5 D) $3 E) A price that is greater than $5 and less than $7
In a single payer model of healthcare, the government pays for all healthcare. Because patients access healthcare at a zero or low cost, the quantity of healthcare services demanded exceeds the quantity provided
A) Both sentences are false. B) The first sentence is false; the second sentence is correct. C) The first sentence is correct; the second sentence is false. D) Both sentences are correct.
The average total cost curves for Plant 1, ATC0, and Plant 2, ATC1, are shown in the figure above. The long-run average cost curve goes through points
A) C, D, G. B) A, C, E. C) A, B, D, G. D) A, B, D, E, F.
If aggregate demand shifts because of a wave of pessimism about stock prices, those who favor a policy that "leans against the wind" would advocate the
a. Federal Reserve increase the money supply or the government increase taxes. b. Federal Reserve increase the money supply or the government decrease taxes. c. Federal Reserve decrease the money supply or the government increase taxes. d. Federal Reserve decrease the money supply or the government decrease taxes.