A perfectly competitive firm can
A) sell all of its output at the prevailing market price.
B) set a higher price to customers who are willing to pay more.
C) raise its price in order to increase its total revenue.
D) sell additional output only by lowering its price.
E) usually not sell all the output it produces, but still "over-produces" because there are some periods when it can sell the extra output at very profitable prices.
A
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Diminishing marginal product of labor occurs when adding another unit of labor
A) increases output by an amount larger than the output added by the previous unit of labor. B) decreases output by an amount smaller than the output added by the previous unit of labor. C) changes output by an amount smaller than the output added by the previous unit of labor. D) decreases output.
When an expansionary fiscal policy increases market interest rates and lowers gross private investment in an economy, it is called the: a. countercyclical effect. b. policy lag effect
c. multiplier effect. d. crowding out effect.
The inability to monitor the risky behaviors of people creates the ______.
a. moral hazard b. lemon problem c. tragedy of the commons d. adverse selection
Refer to the information provided in Table 30.2 below to answer the question(s) that follow.
Table 30.2
Refer to Table 30.2. What is the real wage rate in 2015 using 2017 as the base year?
A. $4.21 B. $8.40 C. $11.40 D. $15.20