Refer to the table below. Suppose the profit for each unit of paper product is $3.00 and the profit for each unit of lumber is $13.50 and Big Oaks is producing the profit-maximizing quantity of lumber and paper products. If the profit from each unit of lumber increases from $13.50 to $15.00 and the profit for each unit of paper products does not change, to maximize profit, Big Oaks should produce
a ________ proportion of lumber and produce ________ units of paper products and lumber.
Big Oaks can produce either paper products or lumber with each tree that they harvest. Because Big Oaks can adjust the amount of paper products and lumber they produce from the harvested trees, paper products and lumber are produced in variable proportions. The above table summarizes Big Oaks production possibilities from each harvested tree.
A) smaller; less
B) smaller; more
C) greater; more
D) greater; less
C) greater; more
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A) are considered part of the unemployed because they are not working. B) are not considered part of the unemployed because they quit their jobs voluntarily. C) are not considered part of the unemployed because they are not actively seeking work. D) are considered part of the unemployed because they are still in the labor force.
Refer to Table 11.1. If exports increase by 20 (X = 100), what is the new equilibrium level of output?
A) 1,825 B) 2,425 C) 7,300 D) 9,700
In the 1600s, _____ and _____ emerged as the chief competitors in the race for control of North America
a. Spain; England b. England; Holland c. England; France d. Spain; France
You have a price-weighted index made up of two stocks, A and B) The price of A equals $30 and the price of B equals $70. What is the current value of this index? Also, what will be the percentage change in the index resulting from a 10 % increase only in the price of A? A 10% increase only in the price of B?
What will be an ideal response?