A perfectly competitive firm faces a market clearing price of $150 per unit. Average variable costs are at the minimum value of $200 per unit at an output rate of 100 units. Marginal cost equals $150 per unit at an output rate of 75 units
It can be concluded that the short-run profit-maximizing output rate is A) 75 units, at which the firm earns zero economic profits per unit sold.
B) 75 units, at which the firm earns $50 in economic profits per unit sold.
C) 100 units, because marginal cost equals average variable costs.
D) 0 units, because price is less than average variable costs.
D
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Assume the output market adjusts more rapidly than the asset market. A point of disequilibrium that is below both AA and DD will therefore initially result in
A) an increase in output. B) a decrease in output. C) a contraction of the money supply. D) a depreciation of the home currency. E) an appreciation of the home currency.
Which of the following will not cause the supply curve to shift?
A. A change in the costs of resources needed to produce the good B. A technological change in the production of the good C. A change in the price of the good D. A change in the prices of other goods that producers could be producing
Refer to Figure 5-1. At the efficient equilibrium,
A) economic surplus is minimized. B) economic surplus is maximized. C) economic surplus is zero. D) economic surplus is negative.
The barrier to entry which requires electricians to be licensed is an example of
A. government rules. B. economies of scale. C. ownership of a scarce factor of production. D. patents.