The first part of the expansion phase of the cycle is
A. recovery.
B. prosperity.
C. recession.
D. depression.
A. recovery.
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A country's labor demand curve shifted to the right after the adoption of a new technology. This implies that the use of the new technology ________, assuming all else equal
A) reduced the marginal product of labor B) lowered the minimum wage that firms need to pay C) increased the minimum wage that firms need to pay D) increased the marginal product of labor
Refer to Figure 2-8. What is the opportunity cost of producing 1 ton of pineapples in Costa Rica?
A) 3/8 of a ton of coconuts B) 2/3 of a ton of coconuts C) 1 1/2 tons of coconuts D) 100 tons of coconuts
We can draw demand curves for firms in perfectly competitive and monopolistically competitive industries, but not for oligopoly firms. The reason for this is
A) perfectly competitive and monopolistically competitive firms sell standardized products. Oligopoly firms sell differentiated products. B) there are no barriers to entry in perfectly competitive and monopolistically competitive industries. There are high barriers to entry in oligopoly industries. C) we can assume that the prices charged by perfectly competitive and monopolistically competitive firms have no impact on rival firms. For oligopoly this assumption is unrealistic. D) that perfectly competitive and monopolistically competitive firms are price takers. Oligopoly firms are price makers.
What is marginal factor cost? How is it related to the supply curve of an input?
What will be an ideal response?