Which of the following is NOT a significant cost that a barter system imposes on an economy?

A) Many prices must be maintained for each good.
B) Only agricultural goods may be traded.
C) Specialization of labor is hindered.
D) The costs arising from the problem of finding two people who each want what the other produces.


B

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A. Rising; B; C B. Falling; A; C C. Falling; A; B D. Rising; A; C

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A firm's long-run average cost curve is increasing as output increases over all levels of output. As a result

A. small firms and large firms will have identical average costs. B. small firms would have higher average costs of production than large firms. C. there should be only one firm in the industry. D. there should be more than one firm in the industry.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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