Suppose a publisher faces the following costs of producing 10,000 newspapers each month: $5,500 cost of labor; $2,200 monthly mortgage payment; $250 cost of electricity to run the printing presses; $800 for ink and paper; and $200 in city property taxes (based on the value of the building and land). Its total variable costs are:
A. $8,950.
B. $8,750.
C. $6,550.
D. $6,300.
Answer: C
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A) coupon equivalent yield and yield on a discount basis. B) face yield and discount yield. C) nominal yield and real yield. D) yield to maturity and coupon equivalent yield.
Suppose total factor productivity increases. Which of the following is incorrect?
A) Households are better off. B) Consumption goes up. C) The real wage goes down. D) Output goes up.
If the price of Pepsi increases, then there will be ___ of Pepsi.
a. An increase in the quantity demanded b. a decrease in the quantity demanded c. a decrease in the demand d. an increase in the demand
The figure below shows the demand for items from a warehouse club. All of the people who shop at the warehouse club have the same demand. If the managers set a single price, so that all customers pay the same price for every item they buy, the firm makes an economic profit of ________ and if the managers use two-part pricing, the firm makes an economic profit of ________.
A) $40 million; $80 million
B) $60 million; $80 million
C) $40 million; $60 million
D) $0; $80 million