Gross private domestic investment does not include:
a. spending for new houses.
b. spending to build up inventories.
c. unintentional inventory investment.
d. spending on employee salaries.
e. spending for office supplies.
d
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A firm sells a product in a perfectly competitive market. The marginal cost of the product at the current output level of 500 units is $1.50. The minimum possible average variable cost is $1. The market price of the product is $1.25. To maximize profits, the firm should
A. decrease production to less than 500 units. B. increase production to more than 500 units. C. continue producing 500 units. D. shut down.
A perfectly competitive firm will have an economic profit of zero if, at its profit-maximizing output, its marginal revenue equals its
A) average total cost. B) marginal cost. C) average variable cost. D) average fixed cost.
The manager of the sales department (a profit center) at Harvey's HVAC, decides to outsource any sales training that the division needs since in house training is expensive, even though the outsourced training does not cover the company's repair and warranty information from the service department. Does the Sales department have enough information to make the right decision?
a. No b. Yes c. Uncertain d. None of the above
Two goods are considered substitutes only if a(n):
a. decrease in the demand for one leads to a decrease in the supply of the other. b. increase in the demand for one leads to a decrease in the supply of the other. c. increase in the price of one leads to an increase in the demand for the other. d. decrease in the price of one leads to an increase in the demand for the other. e. decrease in the supply of one leads producers to switch to production of the other.