In the long run, a firm is said to be experiencing decreasing returns to scale if a 10 percent increase in inputs results in
A) an increase in output from 100 to 110.
B) a decrease in output from 100 to 90.
C) an increase in output from 100 to 105.
D) a decrease in output from 100 to 85.
C
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Decreasing marginal returns occur in the short run as more labor is hired to work in a fixed sized plant because
A) less efficient and less productive workers are hired. B) adding more workers exhausts the possible gains from specialization. C) the entrepreneur does not know how to manage more workers. D) each worker will produce more than the worker previously hired. E) the plant becomes less specialized.
Examples of comparative advantage show how trade between two countries can make each better off. Compared to their pre-trade positions, trade makes both countries better off because in each country
A) total employment is greater. B) total welfare is greater. C) total consumption of goods is greater. D) wages are higher.
Keynesians believe ________
A) that economies move quickly to their long run equilibrium levels B) that the government should pursue active policies to stabilize economic fluctuations C) that the long run is more important than short-run fluctuations D) all of the above E) none of the above
The natural rate of unemployment is not zero. It is at least 5 percent, allowing for individuals who are frictionally and structurally unemployed
Indicate whether the statement is true or false