Land used for commercial Christmas trees can also produce pulpwood. Therefore, an increase in the expected market price of Christmas trees tends to
A) reduce the demand for Christmas trees.
B) increase the supply of Christmas trees.
C) increase the cost of producing pulpwood.
D) decrease the cost of producing pulpwood.
C
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The above table shows the marginal benefit from submarines for the only two citizens of a country. Submarines are a public good. If submarines cost $300 a piece, what is the efficient quantity to produce?
A) 0 B) 1 C) 2 D) 3
Economists estimated that the price elasticity of beer is -0.30 and the income elasticity of beer is 0.09. This means that
A) an increase in the price of beer will lead to an increase in revenue for beer sellers and beer is a normal good. B) a decrease in the price of beer will lead to an increase in revenue for beer sellers and beer is an inferior good. C) an increase in the price of beer will lead to a decrease in the quantity demanded of beer and beer is a luxury. D) an increase in the price of beer will increase the quantity demanded of beer and beer is a normal good.
Suppose the price of an item in a perfectly competitive market is $2. For a firm in this market, MC = MR at an output of 100 units. The average total cost at this output level is $4 per unit, and TVC is $80. We may conclude that
A) the firm should shut down because TC > TR. B) the firm should continue to produce because P>AVC. C) the firm should shut down because its TFC is $320 and its TC is $400. D) the firm should shut down because other firms will enter the industry as the market is perfectly competitive.
If a profit-maximizing firm finds that, at its current level of production, MR < MC, it will
A) decrease output. B) increase output. C) shut down. D) operate at a loss.