If a technological advance increases a firm's labor productivity, we would expect its:
A. average total cost curve to rise.
B. average total cost curve to fall.
C. total cost curve to rise.
D. average total cost curve to be unaffected.
Answer: B
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A. to choose the cell in which Cory's payoff is 10. B. non-existent. C. to choose B. D. to choose A.
The quantity theory of money predicts how changes in
A) the price level affect nominal GDP. B) the price level affect real GDP. C) the quantity of money affect the price level. D) real GDP affect the nominal GDP.
The manager of a large luxury hotel chain is currently negotiating a four year contract with a linens supplier. The linens company will supply fresh laundered bedding and towels to the hotel over a four year period; however, the hotel chain can ends its contract with the linens company at the end of the first, second, or third years if the linens company does not supply quality linens. What can
the manager of the hotel chain do to avoid the end-game problem? A) Inform the linens company that the hotel chain will nominate them for a linens industry award if the linens company provides quality linens all four years. B) Pay the linens company in full at the beginning of the first year. C) Pay the linens company in full after the second year. D) Pay the linens company in full at the end of the third year.
What are two main economic objections to the PPACA?
What will be an ideal response?