Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements
"Assume a perfectly competitive market is initially in long-run equilibrium. In the short run, a decrease in raw materials prices will cause the firm's average costs to ________. As a result, the profits of existing firms will ________. However, over the long run, this will cause the number of firms in the market to ________, and market price will ________ until firms once again earn a ________."
decrease; increase; increase; decrease; zero economic profit
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A) investors are compensated for diversifiable risk in the portfolio. B) prudent investors should hold about three to five stocks in their portfolio. C) a stock index mutual fund is a financial intermediary that offers small investors a way to participate in the performance of the stock market as a whole. D) financial intermediaries make it more difficult to be diversified.
A firm produces output according to the production function, q = L4/3K1/2 and faces input prices equal to w = $20 and r = $80. What is the minimum cost of producing 1140 units of output?
A) Cost = $780. B) Cost = $694 C) Cost = $2,071. D) Not enough information is given to answer this problem.
The owners of which type of firm have the most liability?
A. Limited partnership. B. Partnership. C. Proprietorship. D. Corporation.
Which of the following pairs illustrates the two extreme examples of market structures?
a. perfect competition and oligopoly b. perfect competition and monopoly c. monopoly and monopolistic competition d. oligopoly and monopolistic competition