Ben's Peanut Shoppe suffers a short-run loss. Ben will not choose to shut down if
A) his Shoppe's total revenue exceeds his capital costs.
B) his Shoppe's total revenue exceeds his implicit costs.
C) his Shoppe's total revenue exceeds his fixed cost.
D) his Shoppe's total revenue exceeds his variable cost.
D
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A) 30 dozen roses B) 50 dozen roses C) 100 dozen roses D) 150 dozen roses
If the poorest 80 percent of the population receives 75 percent of the income, then the
a. richest quintile receives 20 percent of the income b. Lorenz curve lies on the diagonal c. richest quintile receives 25 percent of the income d. poorest quintile receives 25 percent of income e. poorest quintile receives 75 percent of the income
The demand by sterile couples for babies to adopt has grown rapidly, while the supply has dwindled because of improved contraception, liberal abortion laws, and an increase in the probability that unwed mothers will keep their children. It violates the law to sell human beings at any age, but for every twenty legal adoptions there seemingly is one baby sale at a price up to $50,000 . The generic
term economists apply to the market produced by this type of shortage is a. "black market." b. "white slave market." c. "the adoption market." d. "baby market."
According to behavioral economics, participants in a half-marathon are likely to have trained
a. more than they planned and run faster than they anticipated. b. more than they planned but run slower than they anticipated. c. less than they planned and run slower than they anticipated. d. less than they planned but run faster than they anticipated.