Figure 9.2 shows the cost structure of a firm in a perfectly competitive market. Suppose that market price falls to $6. If the firm produces at an output level that causes it to suffer an economic loss of $120, its average total cost (X) is:
A. $8.
B. $7.50.
C. $6.50.
D. $4.
Answer: B
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If the CPI this year is 240 and the CPI last year was 217, the inflation rate from last year to this year was
A) 1.11%. B) 9.0% C) 10.6%. D) 23%.
The simple Keynesian model
a. overstated the effect of an increase in government spending by neglecting the necessary increase in the interest rate and consequent decline in investment that accompany an increase in government spending. b. understated the effect of an increase in government spending by neglecting the necessary increase in the interest rate and consequent decline in investment that accompany an increase in government spending. c. overstated the effect of an increase in government spending by neglecting the necessary decrease in the interest rate and consequent increase in investment that accompany a decrease in government spending. d. understated the effect of an increase in government spending by neglecting the necessary decrease in the interest rate and consequent decrease in investment that accompany an increase in government spending.
A market is NOT contestable if:
A. existing firms cannot respond quickly to entry by lowering their price. B. there are sunk costs. C. consumers respond quickly to a price change. D. all producers have access to the same technology.
Common property
A. is owned by everyone. B. is owned by no one. C. Neither A nor B are correct. D. Both A and B are correct.