Suppose losses cause industry X to contract and, as a result, the prices of relevant inputs decline. Industry X is:
A. a constant-cost industry.
B. a decreasing-cost industry.
C. an increasing-cost industry.
D. encountering X-inefficiency.
Answer: C
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a. life expectancy at birth. b. adult literacy rate. c. infant mortality rate. d. all of the above are not used by the World Bank.
When a per unit tax is imposed on the sale of a product of a monopolist, the resulting price increase will
A) always be less than the tax. B) always be more than the tax. C) always be less than if a similar tax were imposed on firms in a competitive market. D) not always be less than the tax.
If a perfectly competitive firm is currently employing workers to the point where the value of the last worker's marginal product is equal to the wage rate, and the government imposes a minimum wage higher than the value of the worker's marginal
product, we can predict that A) the firm will pay the higher wage rate and not change the number of workers hired. B) the firm will no longer employ the marginal worker. C) the firm will increase its price. D) the firm will employ more workers.
"Most textiles worn by American consumers are produced in Asian and South American countries where the opportunity costs of production are lower." This observation refers to the:
a. law of supply. b. income elasticity of demand. c. principle of beneficial tariffs. d. principle of comparative advantage. e. law of decreasing returns to scale.