Consider a perfectly competitive firm that can raise its output by 2 units by hiring an additional unit of capital. If the cost of hiring this additional unit of capital is $4 and the market price of the good is $1, the firm will certainly hire this unit of capital. [Hint: MRP = MP X MR]

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false


False

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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a. find a large number of partners b. take out a business loan c. obtain a charter from the state government d. hire more staff e. pay dividends to stockholders

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Refer to the information provided in Figure 6.5 below to answer the question(s) that follow. Figure 6.5Refer to Figure 6.5. Molly's budget constraint is AD. If the price of CDs decreases, her new budget constraint becomes

A. AE. B. BD. C. AO. D. EF.

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