To increase its profit, a perfectly competitive firm will produce more output when
A) price is greater than average fixed cost.
B) price is greater than marginal cost.
C) marginal cost is less than average total cost.
D) average variable cost is greater than average fixed cost.
E) price is greater than average variable cost.
B
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The main idea behind supply-side tax cuts is that
a. tax cuts increase spending, which increases aggregate supply. b. some tax cuts can increase aggregate supply. c. people like lower taxes and will spend more if they get them. d. it is easier to shift aggregate supply than aggregate demand.
The economic surplus of an action is:
A. the difference between the explicit and implicit costs of taking an action. B. the money a person has left over after taking an action. C. the difference between the benefit and the cost of taking an action. D. the benefit gained by taking an action.
When Lorenzo eats 1 slice of pizza for lunch, his total utility is 23, and when he eats 2 slices of pizza for lunch, his total utility is 42. Assuming that Lorenzo's marginal utility from eating pizza is always positive, we can infer that his total utility from eating 3 slices of pizza at lunch is:
A. greater than 42 and less than 46. B. greater than 23 and less than 42. C. greater than 42 and less than 61. D. greater than 42 and less than 84.
Which of the following statements is true?
A. Short-run economic fluctuations are made worse because prices are flexible B. Short-run economic fluctuations would be less severe if prices were inflexible C. If prices were fully inflexible, there would be no short-run economic fluctuations D. If prices were fully flexible, there would be no short-run economic fluctuations