Which of the following is never negative?

a. marginal product
b. average product
c. production elasticity
d. marginal rate of technical substitution
e. slope of the isocost lines


b

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A) households buy goods and services while firms sell goods and services. Firms obtain labor from households, capital from government, and raw materials from firms. B) households demand goods and services which are supplied by firms, and the firms demand resources that are supplied by intermediate firms. C) households buy goods and services and firms supply goods. Resources are supplied by other firms. D) households demand goods and services that are supplied by firms, while supplying resources that are demanded by firms.

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Goods or services that can be produced only by using unique or rare productive resources tend to have a low elasticity of supply

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Refer to the above table. How do we know that this is not a competitive firm?

A) The marginal physical product decreases as the amount of labor hired increases. B) The marginal revenue changes as output changes. C) The marginal revenue product decreases as the amount of labor increases. D) Marginal physical product cannot be computed for competitive firms.

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How are the insurance premiums determined for deposit insurance?

a. The insurance premium is based on the bank’s level of deposits and then adjusted according to the riskiness of a bank’s financial situation. b. The insurance premium is based on the bank’s level of riskiness and then adjusted according to the bank’s level of deposits. c. The insurance premium is based on the bank’s level of deposits and then adjusted according to the riskiness of the overall U.S. banking system's financial situation. d. The insurance premium is based on the bank’s level of riskiness and then adjusted according to the level of deposits of the overall U.S. banking system.

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