Assume that a firm's marginal revenue curve intersects the rising portion of the marginal cost curve at 100 units of output. At this output level, a profit-maximizing firm's total cost is $1,000 . If the price of the product is $10 per unit, the firm will earn an economic profit of:
a. zero.
b. $400.
c. more than zero but less than $100.
d. $100.
e. more than $100.
a
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A. fall, causing households and businesses to hold more money. B. rise, causing households and businesses to hold more money. C. fall, causing households and businesses to hold less money. D. rise, causing households and businesses to hold less money.
Assume that both the demand curve and the supply curve for DVD players shift to the left but the demand curve shifts more than the supply curve. As a result,
A) both the equilibrium price and quantity of DVD players will decrease. B) the equilibrium price of DVD players will decrease; the equilibrium quantity may increase or decrease. C) the equilibrium price of DVD players may increase or decrease; the equilibrium quantity will decrease. D) the equilibrium price of DVD players will increase; the equilibrium quantity may increase or decrease.
Gordon suggests that full indexation of production costs to nominal AD would solve the macroeconomic externality. However, individual firms would be unlikely to extend full indexation to their workers because
A) its local customers may not buy its products at the new price level. B) its suppliers may reside in foreign countries and are therefore, not subject to indexation. C) other competitor firms will not index their wages. D) All of the above.
Which of the following could be an institutional barrier to employment?
a. licensing requirements b. labor unions c. minimum wages d. all of the above