In the long run, a firm will choose a plant size that has the
A. minimum average total cost of producing its target level of output.
B. maximum level of resource use per unit of output.
C. minimum of its average fixed cost.
D. capacity to produce the largest quantity of output.
Answer: A
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In broad terms the difference between microeconomics and macroeconomics is that
A) they use different sets of tools and ideas. B) microeconomics studies decisions of individual people and firms and macroeconomics studies the entire national economy. C) macroeconomics studies the effects of government regulation and taxes on the price of individual goods and services whereas microeconomics does not. D) microeconomics studies the effects of government taxes on the national unemployment rate.
When automatic fiscal stabilizers are in place, a shock that causes a fall in the level of economic activity automatically
a. results in a decline in the federal budget deficit that lessens the fall in income. b. results in a rise in the federal deficit that lessens the fall in income. c. requires the federal government to balance the budget. d. will lead to a permanent increase in the budget deficit. e. both a and b
If aggregate demand turns out to be lower than anticipated, then the short-run equilibrium occurs at an output level ________ potential output. This difference between short-run equilibrium output and potential output is called a(n) ________ gap
a. below; expansionary b. below; recessionary c. above; expansionary d. above; recessionary
Economists who accept the quantity theory of money favor a monetary rule because they believe the short-run effects of monetary policy are unpredictable and the long-run effects are on the price level, not real output.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)