In the short run, if the marginal product is at its maximum, then the
A) average cost is at its minimum.
B) average variable cost is at its minimum.
C) marginal cost is at its minimum.
D) total cost is at its maximum.
Answer: C
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A) benefit U.S. consumers as they have access to less-expensive consumer goods. B) make it more difficult for citizens of the United States to find jobs. C) not affect the mix of jobs available to citizens of the United States. D) A and B
Suppose the production function is Y = AK0.3N0.7. Suppose in 2000, K = 1000, N = 100, and Y = 199.5. In 2010, capital, labor, and output have doubled, so K = 2000, N = 200, and Y = 399
(a) By what percentage did productivity grow from 2000 to 2010? (b) If output had risen to 798 instead of 399, and capital and labor doubled, by what percentage would productivity have grown from 2000 to 2010?
A macroeconomic model obeys the "natural rate hypothesis" by incorporating
A) the assumption of nominal wage stickiness. B) a vertical LAS curve. C) imperfect information. D) a vertical AD curve.
When there are credit market frictions, Ricardian equivalence may not hold because
A) consumers cannot understand the implications of the government budget constraint. B) a tax cut in the present with a future increase in taxes works effectively like a loan. C) an increase in government saving is matched one-for-one by a decrease in private saving. D) social security is fully-funded.