A firm sells 300,000 units per week. It charges $ 35 per unit, the average variable costs are $40, and the average costs are $55 . At what price does the firm consider shutting-down in the short run?
a. $45
b. $40
c. $95
d. $55
b
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When the slope of the total product curve is steep, the marginal product is
A) zero. B) negative. C) high. D) low. E) not defined.
Suppose that the number of jobs for engineers expands by 10 percent per year, the number of new engineers by 5 percent per year while the number of automobile mechanics grows by 8 percent and the number of new automobile mechanics jobs grows by 3
percent. We conclude that A) frictional unemployment will increase. B) frictional unemployment will decrease. C) structural unemployment will increase. D) structural unemployment will increase 4 times.
In year 2008, 1334 million lbs of milk was produced and sold in U.S. This is
A) the decision of the U.S. department of agriculture. B) quantity determined by the interactions in the market. C) the maximum amount the producers could produce. D) what consumers needed.