The average total cost curve and the average variable cost curve grow closer as output increases because
a. the marginal cost of production intersects these curves at their minimum points
b. in the long run all costs are variable
c. the cost of labor dominates the cost of raw material inputs at high levels of output
d. the total variable costs are constant
e. the average fixed cost decreases as output increases
E
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Use the following graph for a monopolistically competitive firm to answer the next question.
In the short run, this monopolistically competitive firm will set price at
A. $65 and produce 35 units of output. B. $55 and produce 45 units of output. C. $50 and produce 35 units of output. D. $52 and produce 50 units of output.
In a duopoly with a collusive agreement and in a one-time only game, a firm's profit is largest if it ________ the agreement and if the other firm ________ the agreement
A) complies with; complies with B) complies with; cheats on C) cheats on; complies with D) cheats on; cheats on
How would each of the following events affect the level of employment and the real wage rate? Explain which curves in the labor market diagram would be affected and show your work
(a) The stock market falls sharply. (b) A war destroys a substantial amount of a country's physical capital. (c) A new law reduces immigration of workers into the country.
Government outlays equal: a. the difference between government expenditures and government revenues. b. the sum of government expenditures and government revenues. c. the sum of government purchases and transfer payments. d. the difference between government purchases and transfer payments
e. the ratio of government purchases to transfer payments.