If a firm is producing at an output where the total revenue curve crosses the total cost curve,
a. revenue is maximized
b. cost is maximized
c. cost is minimized
d. profit is maximized
e. profit is zero
E
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During the recessions of 2001 and 2008-09,
A) all measures of the unemployment rate (U-1 through U-6 ) increased. B) only the broader measures of the unemployment rate increased. C) only the narrower measures of the unemployment rate increased. D) the labor force participation rate for women increased. E) the labor force participation rate for men increased.
A monopolistically competitive firm that is profitable in the short run will face competition that will eventually eliminate the firm's profits in the long run. But the firm can stave off competition and continue to earn economic profits if
A) it can lobby the government to establish a price floor for its product. B) it can find new ways to differentiate its product. C) it can move to another country where there is less competition. D) it can successfully sue its competitors for copyright infringement.
The graph of average fixed cost is a horizontal line
a. True b. False
The CPI was 120 in 2000 and 132 in 2001. Dorgan borrowed money in 2000 and repaid the loan in 2001. If the nominal interest rate on the loan was 12 percent, then the real interest rate was
a. 2 percent. b. 10 percent. c. 12 percent. d. 22 percent.