Average product measures:
A. the quantity of output produced per unit of input.
B. the additional output created from an additional unit of input.
C. the marginal product averaged across all inputs.
D. All of these are true.
A. the quantity of output produced per unit of input.
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Suppose an economy consists of 500,000 individuals 16 years and older, 260,000 are employed, and 21,000 are unemployed but actively seeking work. In this example the labor force participation rate is approximately
A) 4 percent. B) 48 percent. C) 52 percent. D) 56 percent.
Two stores—Lazy Guys and Ralph's Recliners—are located in the same city
Both stores buy recliner chairs from the same manufacturer at the same price and both stores are about the same size, so that the fixed costs of production for both stores are the same. Ralph's Recliners sells more recliners per month and Ralph's has a lower average total cost of production. Which of the following can explain why the average total cost of production is lower for Ralph's Recliners? A) The rent Lazy Guys pays for its building is greater than the rent paid by Ralph's Recliners. B) Ralph's explicit costs are less because Ralph owns the land on which his building is located. Lazy Guys must make lease payments for the land on which its store is located. C) The price of recliners charged by Ralph's is greater than the price charged by Lazy Guys. D) Because Ralph's Recliners sells more output its average fixed costs are lower than Lazy Guys' average fixed costs.
According to The Economist magazine's Big Mac index, one of the most overvalued currencies as of July 2008 was the Norwegian kroner. Which of the following is a likely implication of that fact?
A) That goods and services are more expensive in Norway than in the U.S. B) That the Norwegian currency is going to be undervalued in the near future. C) That the Norwegian currency is likely to appreciate in the near future. D) That the Norwegian government is running a large deficit.
Indicate below the activity that the IMF is not involved in
A) financing countries' BOP deficits through temporary loans B) overseeing exchange rate policies C) monitoring BOP imbalances D) issuing a composite currency called ECU