The opportunity cost of working is the
A. Wage rate.
B. Amount of leisure time that must be given up in the process.
C. Earnings that could be made in an alternative job.
D. Amount of consumption that is made possible.
Answer: B
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If official U.S. poverty statistics included in-kind transfer payments the:
a. poverty rate would be close to zero. b. poverty rate would be lower. c. government deficit would be lower. d. top 10 percent of those in the income distribution would be wealthier.
Cheese is priced at $5 per pound and wine at $10 per bottle. A consumer who enjoys both cheese and wine will not be in consumer equilibrium until the marginal utility of a pound of cheese is:
a. four times that of wine. b. one-fourth that of wine. c. two times that of wine. d. one-half that of wine.
Average fixed cost is
a. the sum of variable and fixed costs b. total cost minus variable cost c. variable cost plus marginal cost d. total fixed cost per unit of output e. constant as output changes