When economic profits are zero in equilibrium, the firm's revenue must be sufficient to cover all opportunity costs
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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Suppose Mexico's real GDP per person in 2008 is $6,000 and the U.S. real GDP per person is $24,000. Mexico has annual growth in real GDP per person of 5 percent
Approximately how many years will it take Mexico to equal $24,000 of real GDP per person? A) 14 years B) 18 years C) 28 years D) 36 years E) 40 years
In 2012 a severe drought raised the price of corn. For a farmer in Canada who harvested a normal crop because the farm was not affected directly by the drought, the increase in the price of corn
A) increases the farmer's producer surplus. B) decreases the farmer's producer surplus. C) does not affect the producer surplus because this change is a movement along the farmer's supply curve and not a shift of the farmer's supply curve. D) increases producer surplus only if the farmer's supply is completely inelastic.
When a country's nominal exchange rate depreciates, the price of
A) that country's goods abroad increases. B) that country's goods abroad decreases. C) foreign goods sold in the country decreases. D) that country's goods produced and sold at home decreases.
If a firm cannot earn profits in the short run, it will shut down
Indicate whether the statement is true or false