A profit-maximizing firm will only produce a positive amount of output if:
A. its total revenue is greater than or equal to its variable cost.
B. its total revenue equals its total cost.
C. its total revenue is greater than its fixed cost.
D. its total revenue is greater than its total cost.
Answer: A
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A. is “bowed inward.” B. is a straight line. C. is “bowed outward.” D. is a wavy line. E. has an unpredictable shape.
For a seller who is a price taker, marginal revenue is always
A) less than marginal cost. B) more than marginal cost. C) the same as marginal cost. D) less than price. E) the same as price.
The Constitution contains a provision that states that no laws shall be passed "impairing the obligation of contracts." This provision
(a) meant that the English common law was legislated for the new republic. (b) was an innovation by the authors of the Constitution and not found in British law. (c) was only a minor aspect of developing the new idea of government by law and not by men. (d) was a controversial provision and opposed by many delegates.
In an economic expansion, people used their charge cards to purchase many goods. Now the economy is in a recession and people must use much of their reduced incomes to pay back debts. If employees manufacturing the goods people used to buy are laid off, they will suffer from:
a. cyclical unemployment. b. structural unemployment. c. permanent unemployment. d. frictional unemployment. e. underemployment.