Suppose that your firm's marginal cost of producing a pencil is 5 cents and the average cost of producing a pencil is 3 cents. If your firm is interested in minimizing average total costs, what should your firm do?
A. Increase production.
B. Decrease production.
C. Maintain production at the current level.
D. Look for ways to increase fixed costs.
Answer: B
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Which of the following statements best explains how the use of money in an economy increases economic efficiency?
A) Money increases economic efficiency because it is costless to produce. B) Money increases economic efficiency because it discourages specialization. C) Money increases economic efficiency because it decreases transactions costs. D) Money cannot have an effect on economic efficiency.
The gift exchange motive suggests that
A) workers value benefits like health insurance more than job security. B) workers prefer a nice work environment, even if they must accept lower wages. C) workers who feel well treated will work harder and more efficiently. D) workers will shirk if they are paid a low wage.
Refer to Figure 5.7. Which diagram best represents an Engle curve where soup is a normal good?
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
At a price for which quantity demanded exceeds quantity supplied, a __________ is experienced, which pushes the price __________ toward its equilibrium value
A) surplus; downward B) surplus; upward C) shortage; downward D) shortage; upward