A firm is currently producing an output at which price equals the minimum point on the average variable cost curve. If wage rates increase, the firm will
A) increase its rate of output to make up for the higher variable costs.
B) shut down since it would no longer be covering its variable costs.
C) decrease its rate of output to offset the higher variable costs.
D) not make any changes since its current rate of output is still minimizing its losses.
B
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Which of the following statements is (are) correct? In the insider/outsider model there is
a. unemployment due to the real wage being set above the market clearing level. b. cyclical unemployment in response to changes in aggregate demand. c. structural unemployment in response to hysteresis. d. Both a and b e. all of the above
If a firm doesn't make an economic profit it will shut down
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Consider two goods - one that generates external benefits and another that generates external costs. The actual market outcome would
a. result in a price that is lower than the efficient price for both goods. b. result in a price that is higher than the efficient price for both goods. c. result in a price that is lower than the efficient price for the good with an external benefit and a price that is higher than the efficient price for the good with an external cost. d. result in a price that is higher than the efficient price for the good with an external benefit and a price that is lower than the efficient price for the good with an external cost.
If the exchange rate between the Canadian dollar and the American dollar was fixed at 1.30 Canadian dollars per U.S. dollar and investors perceived Canadian bonds to be equal in value and risk to U.S. bonds, if the U.S. bonds are selling for $1,000 and have a 5 percent interest rate, assuming capital flows freely between the two countries what will be the price and the interest rate of the Canadian bonds?
What will be an ideal response?