The more substitutable capital and labor are in production, the more likely it is that the cross-price demand curve for capital (relative to the wage) is upward sloping.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

Rationale: See Graph 13.9 in the text.

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Suppose that frozen dinners were once a normal good for John, but now frozen dinners are an inferior good for him. John's demand curve for frozen dinners

A) has become steeper as a result. B) has become flatter as a result. C) has not changed as a result. D) has disappeared as a result.

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The primary force encouraging the entry of new firms into a purely competitive industry is:

A. normal profits earned by firms already in the industry. B. economic profits earned by firms already in the industry. C. government subsidies for start-up firms. D. a desire to provide goods for the betterment of society.

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