A fixed input is an input that

A. can never be moved from one location to the next.
B. is fixed only for some quantities of output.
C. cannot be varied in the short-run.
D. can never be varied.


Answer: C

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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There are 30 firms in an industry. What happens to that industry's four-firm concentration when the third- and fourth-largest firms merge?

A) Nothing, because their shares are already included in the concentration calculation.
B) The industry's concentration ratio will fall.
C) The industry's concentration ratio will increase.
D) It is impossible to know without more information.

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