A firm will shut down in the short run if
A) total fixed costs are too high.
B) total revenue from operating would not cover all costs.
C) total revenue from operating would not cover variable costs.
D) total revenue from operating would not cover fixed costs.
C
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Economists use game theory to analyze strategic behavior, which takes into account
A) monopoly situations. B) the expected behavior of others and the recognition of mutual interdependence. C) the price-taking behavior of oligopolists. D) non-price competition. E) that increased demand decreases the market power of the firms in the market.
If the number of unemployed workers is 200 million, the number of employed workers is 300 million, and the working-age population is 800 million, what is the labor force participation rate?
A) 12.5% B) 37.5% C) 40% D) 62.5%
Which of the following is not a solution to the problem of negative externalities due to pollution?
a. create private property rights b. levy pollution taxes c. create obligatory controls d. subsidize the production of the goods e. establish strict limits on the amount of pollution allowed
Suppose you learn that in 1,900, households spent about 40 percent of their budget on food, and today, they spend about 10 percent of their budget of food. All else equal, this suggests that the price elasticity of demand for food:
A. is probably negative. B. is probably lower now than it was in 1,900. C. has always been very high. D. is probably higher now than it was in 1,900.