In response to a decrease in the market demand, to maximize short-run profits, managers of perfectly competitive firms will ________ production and move ________ along the marginal cost curve.

A) increase; upward
B) increase; downward
C) decrease; downward
D) decrease; upward


C) decrease; downward

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Same-sex marriages __________

a. perform all the same basic functions as heterosexual marriages b. do not perform all the same basic functions as heterosexual marriages c. perform all the same basic functions as heterosexual marriages except for raising children d. perform all the same basic functions as heterosexual marriages except for sharing of economic resources

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Depopulation is likely to change a(n) __________ system into a(n) __________ one.

A) unilineal; ambilineal B) bilateral; unilineal C) ambilineal; bilateral D) bilateral; ambilineal

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With which subfield of anthropology does the applied field of business anthropology have the most in common?

A) paleoanthropology B) physical anthropology C) ethnography D) archaeology

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_______ is an example of biocultural evolution

a. Variations in body mass index b. The relationship between lactase deficiency and cultural practices c. Variations in head shape d. The worldwide distribution of ABO allele frequencies e. Alcoholism

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