When an input represents a larger proportion of a firm's total costs, then
A) demand for the input will tends to be less elastic.
B) the input demand will not vary significantly with a change in input price.
C) the usage of the input cannot be varied in the production function.
D) demand for the input will tends to be more elastic.
D
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If the price of chicken rises from $1.25 per pound to $1.75 per pound, if the demand curve is consistent with the law of demand, then the quantity of chicken demanded would be predicted to go from
A. 100 pounds to 125 pounds per day. B. 100 pounds to 75 pounds per day. C. 100 pounds to 100 pounds per day, because the price of chicken does not affect the quantity demanded. D. 100 pounds to 0 pounds per day, because consumers would stop purchasing chicken at a price above $1.25 per pound.
The slope of a country's production possibility frontier with cloth measured on the horizontal and food measured on the vertical axis in the Ricardian model is equal to ________ and it ________ as more cloth is produced
A) -MPLF/MPLC; is constant B) -MPLF/MPLC; becomes steeper C) -MPLF/MPLC; becomes flatter D) -MPLC/MPLF; becomes steeper E) -MPLC/MPLF; is constant
According to the text, those who hold stock in U.S. corporations
a. are only from the top 10 percent of the wealthiest individuals in the country b. cover a wide spectrum of American society c. are mainly over 65 years of age d. have very little education e. includes only 2 percent of the U.S. population
This table shows the total costs for various levels of output for a firm operating in a perfectly competitive market.PriceQuantityTC$500$10.00$501$20.00$502$27.50$503$77.50$504$147.50$505$250.00According to the table shown, the firm's marginal revenue:
A. decreases as output increases. B. increases until the 3rd unit, then decreases. C. increases as output increases. D. is constant.