With the total cost and total revenue curves, we measure economic profit by the __________ between the two curves. With the per-unit curves, we measure economic profit by a(n) __________
a. vertical distance, horizontal distance
b. vertical distance, area
c. area, area
d. area, vertical distance
e. horizontal distance, area
B
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Refer to the scenario above. A basket of goods worth $1 in the U.S. has a price of ________ in Country 2
A) 320 ritz B) 50 ritz C) 12.5 ritz D) 25 ritz
Which of the following would be classified as a fixed cost for the local supermarket?
A) The cost of the boxes of cereal sold in the store. B) The salary and any overtime paid the store's manager. C) The rent from the six-year lease for the building the store uses. D) The Social Security tax the store pays the federal government on the workers' income.
Which of the following is true of the business cycle record of the United States?
a. Recessions have been lengthier during the last two decades than was true prior to 1980. b. Real GDP contracted throughout most of the 1950s. c. Real GDP in 2000 was approximately the same as 1950. d. Since 1950, the fluctuations in GDP have been less severe than before 1950.
Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding who benefits and loses from establishment of a minimum wage above the market clearing wage?
A) Individuals who obtain jobs benefit because they earn a higher wage, but some individuals lose because employers will not hire them at the minimum wage. B) All workers benefit equally from the establishment of the minimum wage because just as many workers as before remain employed, and all earn the higher minimum wage. C) All employers benefit equally from the establishment of the minimum wage because they are able to hire fewer workers at a lower wage. D) All employers lose because they must pay the higher minimum wage to the same number of employees as they did before the minimum wage was established.