Nathan owns a bakery that bakes only cakes. All of his bakers work 8 hours per day. In 2011, he employed 5 bakers who produced a total of 200 cakes each day. In 2012, he employed 6 bakers who produced a total of 249 cakes each day. The bakery's productivity
a. decreased by 2.33%.
b. increased by 2.33%.
c. increased by 3.75%.
d. increased by 24.50%.
c
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Two goods, X and Y, are called complements if
a. an increase in PX causes more Y to be bought. b. an increase in PX causes less Y to be bought. c. an increase in PY causes less Y to be bought. d. an increase in income causes more of both X and Y to be bought.
If the government set a price floor at $18
A. there would be a temporary surplus, then prices would fall to equilibrium.
B. the price floor would not have any effect on this market.
C. then quantity demanded would be greater than quantity supplied.
D. there would be a permanent surplus, at least until the price floor was lifted.
Production possibilities curves can shift outward but they do not shift inward
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Suppose the marginal product of labor equals 1/L. If the firm can sell its output for $10 per unit, and the wage is $1 per unit, how many units of labor will the firm hire?
A) 0 B) 1 C) 10 D) 100