In order to continue earning an economic profit, individual farmers must
A. Charge higher prices than their competitors.
B. Continue to improve their productivity.
C. Expand their rate of output until marginal cost equals zero.
D. Charge lower prices than their competitors.
Answer: B
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The implied growth rate for a country between 1960 and 2010 is 6%. This implies that:
A) the country needed to grow at an average rate of 6% per year between 1960 and 2010 to reach the 2010 level of GDP starting with the 1960 level. B) the country needed to grow by at least 6% in any of the fifty years between 1960 to 2010 to reach the level of GDP in 2010 starting with the 1960 level. C) the growth rate of GDP in the country was above 6% between 1960 to 1990 and above 6% between 1991 and 2010. D) the country needed to grow at rates above 6% per year between 1960 and 2010 to reach the 2010 level of GDP starting from the 1960 level.
Which of the following indicates an input is being overused relative to the optimal level?
A. MRP = P of input. B. MRP > P of input. C. MRP < P of input. D. MPP > P of output.
The monopolist's demand curve is
a. downward sloping and identical to the market demand curve b. downward sloping and identical to the marginal revenue curve c. downward sloping and lies below the marginal revenue curve d. a horizontal line at a price consistent with maximum profit e. a U-shaped curve that lies above the U-shaped ATC curve
If a country experiences a negative growth rate in real GDP, it means:
A. the economy is shrinking. B. people are producing less than they did the year before. C. there are less goods to allocate in the economy than before. D. All of these statements are true.