Refer to the information provided in Figure 7.4 below to answer the question(s) that follow.  Figure 7.4Refer to Figure 7.4. The marginal product of the first worker is

A. 12.
B. 16.
C. 20.
D. 32.


Answer: A

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A) real consumption/real disposable income. B) change in real saving/change in real disposable income. C) change in real consumption/change in real disposable income. D) real saving/real disposable income.

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Consider a Wal-Mart supercenter and a 7-Eleven store. In the long run,

A) Wal-Mart or 7-Eleven may have economies of scale depending on how many customers are served. B) Wal-Mart will definitely have lower average costs because supercenters serve many more customers. C) The 7-Eleven store will definitely have lower average costs because their small stores are cheaper to build. D) Wal-Mart's average total cost will decline faster than the 7-Eleven store and experience diseconomies of scale. E) The 7-Eleven store's average total cost will be lower than Wal-Mart's and always experience economies of scale.

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Refer to Figure 14-9. Uniguest, Inc is a company that provides PCs with internet access and touch-sensitive screens to hotels

Suppose the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas informs Uniguest that it is considering installing these systems in its hotel rooms. The Hard Rock expects to be able to charge higher prices for these rooms if it installs Uniguest's systems in its rooms. The two companies begin bargaining over what price the Hard Rock will pay Uniguest for its systems, and the decision tree shown above illustrates this bargaining game. Note that the profit figures listed in the decision tree are additional profits for the Hard Rock and total profits for Uniguest. a. Suppose the Hard Rock offers Uniguest $1,200 per system. Will Uniguest accept or reject this offer? Why? b. Suppose the Hard Rock offers Uniguest $800 per system. Will Uniguest accept or reject this offer? Why? c. Suppose Uniguest attempts to obtain a favorable outcome from the bargaining by telling the Hard Rock it will reject an $800-per-system offer. If the Hard Rock does not believe the threat is credible, what will it do? Why? What will Uniguest do? Why? d. Is there a subgame-perfect equilibrium in this situation? Explain.

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If the aggregate supply curve is vertical, then the short-run Phillips curve will

A. be horizontal. B. also be vertical. C. slope upward. D. slope downward.

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