A perfectly competitive firm shuts down in the short-run when the market price is less than the average variable cost
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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In the principal-agent relationship, the principal is
A) the person who is placed in control over resources that are not his own and agrees to compensate the resource owner in the event of outcomes that do not satisfy the resource owner. B) the person who places his resources in professional hands in exchange for the professional's promise to act on the resource owner's behalf. C) the owner of a resource that has hired a third party to act in the best interest of that third party. D) the person who is placed in control over resources that are not his own, with a contractual obligation to use these resources in the interests of some other party.
The amount of output a firm can produce with a given quantity of fixed and variable inputs is called:
A) total product. B) average variable product. C) marginal product. D) total fixed product.
Options traded on exchanges are known as:
A) listed options B) exchange traded options C) call options D) put options
Suppose labor productivity differences are the only determinants of comparative advantage, and Brazil and Chile both produce only coffee and sugar. In Chile, either 5 units of coffee or 2 units of sugar can be produced in one day. In Brazil, a day of labor produces either 2 units of coffee or 1 unit of sugar. Which of the following statements is true?
a. Brazil has a comparative advantage in producing coffee. b. Brazil has a comparative advantage in producing both coffee and sugar. c. Chile has a comparative advantage in producing both coffee and sugar. d. Neither Chile nor Brazil has a comparative advantage in producing coffee. e. Brazil has a comparative advantage in producing sugar.