From 1998 to 2010, the cost of building a nuclear plant increased from $3 billion to $10 billion. If the marginal cost of producing electricity stays the same, then the average fixed cost of producing electricity ________ while the average total cost of producing electricity ________.
A. increases; increases
B. decreases; stays the same
C. increases; stays the same
D. decreases; increases
Answer: A
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Lily has $10 to spend each week on fish and chicken. Fish costs $2 a serving and chicken costs $3 a serving. The table shows Lily's marginal utilities of fish and chicken. Lily will consume ________ servings of chicken and ________ of fish each week
A) 4; 0 B) 1; 3 C) 0; 5 D) 2; 2
Suppose your expenses for this term are as follows: tuition: $28,000, room and board: $9,000, books and other educational supplies: $2,500
Further, during the term, you can only work part-time and earn $16,000 instead of your full-time salary of $42,000. What is the opportunity cost of going to college this term, assuming that your room and board expenses would be the same even if you did not go to college? A) $36,500 B) $56,500 C) $65,500 D) $72,500
What is the term that explains why voters often lack knowledge of pending legislation, and lack knowledge of the views of candidates for office on a range of issues that affect their own (the voters') welfare?
A) rational ignorance B) regulatory capture C) the voting paradox D) logrolling
The substitution effect measures how
a. the quantity demanded of one good is influenced by a change in income, with prices constant b. the quantity demanded of one good is influenced by a change the price of another good c. marginal utility per dollar spent is affected by income changes d. an increase in the price of a good is effectively the same as a reduction in income e. the quantity demanded of one good is influenced by a change in the price of that good, with income constant