At ________ levels of output, the economy can expand with little or no increase in the overall price level because firms likely hold excess labor and capital, and production can be increased without causing input prices to increase.
A. full capacity
B. high
C. full employment
D. low
Answer: D
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If two steel firms decide to merge, this merger would be classified as:
a. a horizontal merger. b. a vertical merger. c. a conglomerate merger. d. either a vertical or conglomerate merger depending on the nationality of the companies. e. either a vertical or conglomerate merger depending on the market shares of the two companies.
A citizen in a developing country with a currency policy of convertibility on the current account could engage in all of the following transactions except:
A. sell foreign currency resulting from the exports of manufactured t-shirts. B. sell foreign currency resulting from the sale of a U.S. treasury bond. C. purchase foreign currency in order to import a BMW. D. purchase foreign currency in order to purchase a U.S. treasury bond.
Incumbents are unaffected by fixed costs of entry while potential entrants are affected by them because
A) for potential entrants the cost is avoidable, while for the incumbent, it is not. B) fixed costs will be greater for the potential entrant than for the incumbent. C) fixed costs are zero for the incumbent. D) incumbents will act to prevent entry at all costs.
Two firms, Industrio and Capitalista, have access to five production processes, each of which has a different cost and gives off a different amount of pollution. The daily costs of the processes and the corresponding number of tons of smoke emitted are shown in the table below. Both firms currently use process A, and each emits 4 tons of smoke per day. The government is considering two plans to reduce pollution: requiring both firms to reduce pollution by 25 percent or auctioning pollution permits. Each permit would entitle the owner to emit one ton of smoke per day. Without a permit, no smoke can be emitted. Process(smoke/day) A(4 tons/day) B(3 tons/day) C(2 tons/day) D(1 ton/day) E(0 tons/day) Cost to Industrio ($/day) $350$400$500$700$1,000 Cost to Capitalista
($/day) $225$250$290$400 $600Suppose a permit system has been adopted and each firm has already purchased one permit. Industrio would be willing to pay up to ________ for the right to emit a second ton of smoke, and Capitalista would be willing to pay up to ________ for the right to emit a second ton of smoke. A. $200; $110 B. $200; $300 C. $100; $40 D. $500; $290