A company finds that at its present level of production, MC = AVC at $15, MC = ATC at $20, and MC = MR at $17. Your advice to the firm regarding its short-run operations is
A) to continue production, as it is earning an economic profit of $2 per unit.
B) to continue production, as it is earning an economic profit of $3 per unit.
C) to shut down.
D) to continue production at a loss.
D
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A) only in school. B) only through on-the-job training. C) only through job experience. D) through schooling, job training, and experience. E) only at birth, that is, it's people's inborn talents.
Dan is the owner of a price-taking company that manufactures sporting goods. One particular facility Dan owns produces baseball bats and baseball gloves. His cost function for baseball bats is CB(QB, QG) = 100QB + QB2 + QBQG and the marginal cost is MCB = 100 + 2QB + QG, where QB is the output level for bats and QG is the output level for gloves. Dan's cost function for baseball gloves is CG(QB, QG) = 50QG + QG2 + QGQB, and the marginal cost is MCG = 50 + 2QG + QB. The price of a baseball bat is $240 and the price of a baseball glove is $150. What is the profit-maximizing sales quantity for baseball bats?
A. 10 B. 20 C. 30 D. 60
Signals solve the adverse selection problem
A) if the signal is an advertisement placed in the New York Times or other top-tier publication. B) only if the signal is viewed as credible. C) when the signal is expensive to produce. D) if the signaling firm is known to be a profit-maximizer.
Businesses often center production activities around
A) agents. B) teams. C) principals. D) principals and agents.