Refer to the diagram, where variable inputs of labor are being added to a constant amount of property resources. Marginal cost will be at a minimum for this firm when it is hiring:
A. Q 3 workers.
B. Q 2 workers.
C. Q 1 workers.
D. more than Q 3 workers.
C. Q 1 workers.
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Suppose the demand for hot dogs decreases. In the short run, firms that produce hot dogs will experience a fall in prices, which will induce them to
A) decrease production and reduce the number of workers. B) decrease production and increase the number of workers. C) increase production and reduce the number of workers. D) increase production and increase the number of workers.
Status-quo bias is:
A. a type of mental barrier to saving. B. when people actively make decisions to change something, even if it is fairly difficult to do so. C. not overcome in the SMarT program because saving is the default option. D. when people have a negative view on the status quo.
What is the amount that individuals would have been willing to pay, minus the amount that they actually paid?
a. efficiency b. consumer surplus c. social surplus d. deadweight loss
For many years the Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa) controlled most of the world's supply of high quality bauxite, the ore needed to produce aluminum. What type of entry barrier was responsible for Alcoa's position in the aluminum industry?
A) ownership of a key input B) a government-imposed barrier C) a patent on the manufacture of aluminum D) economies of scale