A perfectly competitive firm will continue to operate in the short run when the market price is below its average total cost if the
A) marginal revenue is greater than marginal cost.
B) price is at least equal to the minimum average variable cost.
C) total fixed costs are less than total revenue.
D) marginal cost is minimized.
E) price is also less than the minimum average variable cost.
B
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A sensible buyer will want to acquire additional information before committing herself as long as the expected value of the information she is gathering
A) is greater than the anticipated value of the purchase. B) is greater than the expected cost of acquiring it. C) will enable her to avoid all mistakes. D) will enable her to avoid possible mistakes she will subsequently regret having made.
Refer to Table 8-11. Real GDP for Tyrovia for 2016 using 2007 as the base year equals
A) $1,140. B) $880. C) $690. D) $560.
Recent research by Keynesians and classicals has led to
A) a reconciliation of the types of models they use. B) the recognition by classical economists that prices adjust very slowly. C) convincing evidence that TFP shocks are the dominant force affecting the business cycle. D) the refutation of the efficiency wage model.
Suppose that Firm A cheats, and B does not. What is A's payoff from cheating?
a. 0 b. 50 c. -10 d. 25