Constant returns to scale exist over the range of output for which the long-run average cost is:
a. neither rising or falling.
b. falling.
c. rising.
d. none of these.
d
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Monopolistic competition differs from ________
A. monopoly because firms cannot set their own price B. oligopoly because firms produce differentiated goods or services C. perfect competition because the goods or services produced are diffe-rentiated D. monopoly because the good produced by each firm has no close subs-titute
Which of the following is NOT likely to occur when a bank fails?
A) Everyone that deposits money in the bank loses all or a portion of their money, unless the country has a functioning deposit insurance system. B) The loss of savings (or the feared loss of savings) causes households to cut back on consumption, which spreads the recessionary effect wider through the country. C) Unaffected banks may stop making loans as they take a cautious approach, slowing or stopping new investment. D) Layoffs occur and the economy falls deeper into a downward spiraling inflation. E) Other banks make too many loans to make up for the loans not made by the failed bank, kicking off a cycle of stimulation and inflation.
Referring to the previous question, all else constant, a 5 unit increase in the wage index would cause:
A) quantity supplied to increase by 9 units and be shown by a movement up the supply curve. B) quantity supplied to decrease by 9 units and be shown by a movement down the supply curve. C) quantity supplied to increase by 9 units and be shown by a rightward shift of the supply curve. D) quantity supplied to decrease by 9 units and be shown by a leftward shift of the supply curve.
Max has allocated $100 toward meats for his barbecue. His budget line and indifference map are shown in the above figure. If Max is currently at point d,
A) his MRS is larger than the trade-off offered by the market. B) he is willing to give up more chicken than he has to, given market prices. C) he is not maximizing his utility. D) All of the above.