A manager in charge of new product development can hire engineers and market researchers. The annual salary of an engineer is $40,000, while a market researcher receives $20,000. The marginal contributions of engineers and market researchers are:
Based on the above information, if the manager currently hires four engineers and one market researcher, what must be true?
A. More new products would be developed if she hires fewer engineers and more market researchers.
B. She is making the correct decision because MPE = MPR.
C. More new products would be developed if she hires more engineers and fewer market researchers.
D. She is not making the correct decision because engineers are more productive than market researchers at all levels of output.
Answer: A
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If price is below average variable costs at all rates of output, the quantity supplied by a perfectly competitive firm will equal
A) zero. B) the rate of output where price equals marginal cost. C) the rate of output associated with the break-even point. D) the rate of output where marginal revenue equals average fixed costs.
A trust is:
A. an agreement among firms to charge the perfectly competitive price. B. a compact between industry and government. C. a creation of the Sherman Act. D. an arrangement between firms whereby decision making is controlled by a board of trustees.
The equilibrium price is about
A. $13.50.
B. $13.80.
C. $14.00.
D. $14.20.
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A. Oil B. Coal C. Iron ore D. Aquifers