Average total cost is equal to
a. output/total cost.
b. total cost - total quantity of output.
c. average variable cost + total fixed cost.
d. total cost/output.
d
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Which of the following statements is true?
A) Firms usually tend to lay off workers than cut wages to reduce costs. B) Firms tend to increase wages in periods of contracting economic activity to boost morale. C) Firms tend to decrease wages in periods of contracting economic activity to boost labor productivity. D) Firms usually tend to cut wages than lay off people to cut costs.
Which is the most likely effect upon the market for cotton of a significant improvement in the quality of synthetic textiles?
A) A decrease in demand and hence a decrease in both the price of cotton and the quantity exchanged. B) A decrease in demand and hence a decrease in the price of cotton and an increase in the quantity exchanged. C) A decrease in demand and hence an increase in the price of cotton and a decrease in the quantity exchanged. D) A decrease in both demand and supply and hence a decline in the quantity exchanged but no predictable change in the price of cotton.
Refer to the above figure. If an individual firm wants to maximize economic profits, it should
A) charge $5 for its product. B) charge more than $5 for its product since increasing the price will increase revenues. C) charge less than $5 for its product since a lower price will attract more customers. D) withdraw its product from the market forcing the market price up.
At existing wage rates, hospitals face a shortage of registered nurses (RNs). Some studies have suggested that an increase in RN wages will actually reduce the hours supplied by existing RNs, making it more difficult for hospitals to find RNs. Which of the following is likely the cause of these findings?
A. Constant marginal productivity B. The cost disease C. A substitution effect larger than the income effect D. An income effect larger than the substitution effect