What are economies of scope?
a. lower average costs when multiple different products are produced
b. higher average costs when multiple different products are produced
c. Constant average costs when multiple different products are produced
d. none of the above
a
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A) requires that a financial firms' assets be marked down in value which can worsen the lending crisis. B) leads to an increase in the financial firms' balance sheets since they can now get assets at bargain prices. C) leads to an increase in financial firms' lending. D) results in financial firms' assets increasing in value.
Suppose the government of South Island has fixed the value of its currency, the Islandia, at $0.50 per Islandia, but the market equilibrium value of the Islandia is $0.75 per Islandia. In order to maintain the official value of the Islandia the Central Bank of South Island must either ________ domestic interest rates or supply Islandia, which causes the supply of international reserves to ________.
A. raise; decrease B. lower; increase C. lower; decrease D. raise; increase
Assume soybeans are produced in a perfectly competitive market. A soybean farmer is currently maximizing his profits. If the market price of soybeans falls, after the farmer adjusts to the new price, he will be producing ________ bushels of soybeans, and his profit will be ________.
A. fewer; the same B. more; the same C. fewer; lower D. the same number of; the same
A natural monopoly is likely to experience diseconomies of scale
Indicate whether the statement is true or false