Aiden must decide whether or not to go to law school. He knows that he can earn $50,000 per year with his bachelor's degree, but he expects to earn a minimum of $58,000 per year with the law degree. An economist would advise him to
a. take the job that just requires the bachelor's degree.
b. go to law school, but only if he can finish within 3 years.
c. go to law school.
d. consider costs, revenues, and any nonmonetary job considerations he might have also.
D
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Miniville is an isolated town located on the southern shore of Lake Condescending, a very large lake. The western edge of Miniville is adjacent to impassable mountains and there are no towns or businesses for many miles to the east. The 300 residents of Miniville are evenly distributed along 3 miles of shoreline on the lake, east of the mountains. Lake Shore Drive, the only street in town, provides access to Miniville's homes and businesses. All residents live between the lake and the street; businesses locate on the other side of the street. Lake Shore Drive is 3 miles long, and the points labeled A, B, and C are 1, 2, and 3 miles from the western end of Lake Shore Drive, respectively. All residents of Miniville shop at the store located closest to their homes. src="https://sciemce.com/media/4/ppg__rrr0818190951__f1q363g1.jpg" alt="" style="vertical-align: 0.0px;" height="117" width="538" />If the first store to open in Miniville is located at A, to maximize the number of customers it attracts, the next store to open should locate:
A. at B.
B. at C.
C. just west of A.
D. just east of A.
Agreements among competing sellers to maintain prices and share markets
A) are usually unenforceable in court and illegal under many state laws and under federal law where applicable. B) are very common because they lead to economies of scale and hence greater efficiency. C) enable all sellers to cover their sunk costs but do not guarantee that any seller will be able to cover marginal cost. D) usually result in greater total output but also in higher prices to consumers.
Explain why any firm must generate enough revenue to cover its variable costs in the short run
What will be an ideal response?
Total factor productivity is
a. changes in amounts of factors of production b. changes in output due to changes in the amount of factors of production c. changes in output due to changes in productivity of factors of production d. changes in productivity of factors of production due to changes in other factors e. none of the above