A competitive firm will shut down its operations in the short run when the market price falls below its
a. marginal revenue.
b. marginal cost.
c. average cost.
d. average variable cost.
d. average variable cost.
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Refer to the data provided in Table 9.4 below to answer the question(s) that follow. Table 9.4qTFCTVCTCMCAVCATC0$100 $0$100 ---- -- 11004014040 40 140 21006016020 30 80 31009019030 30 63.334100124 224 343156 5100180 280 56 36 56 6100 264 364 84 44 60.677100 372 472 108 53.14 67.42Refer to Table 9.4. If the market price is $56 and the firm produces 5 units of output, then its profit would be
A. -$100. B. -$88. C. $0. D. $36.
The category of "rent" in the income approach to GDP
A) does not have any connection to owner-occupied housing. B) includes the money paid to use land and other rented inputs. C) includes the money paid to rent apartments only. D) includes the money paid to rent machinery only. E) includes only the imputed rent for owner-occupied housing.
The public choice model can be used to examine voting models that contrast the manner in which collective decisions are made by governments (state, local, and federal) and the manner in which individual choices are made in markets
Which of the following descriptions is consistent with the difference between collective decision-making and decision-making in markets? A) Individuals are less likely to see their preferences represented in the outcomes of government policies than in the outcomes of markets. B) The cost of a government policy is determined by a majority vote of members of the public; decisions made in markets are based on individual willingness to pay. C) Choices made through government policies are more important than decisions individuals make through markets. D) Everyone who votes must agree with a decision made collectively through government, but in markets individuals can make their own choices.
According to the evidence, the elderly poor were spendthrifts when they were working
Indicate whether the statement is true or false