In response to an increase in the market demand, to maximize short-run profits, managers of perfectly competitive firms will ________ production and move ________ along the marginal cost curve.
A) decrease; upward
B) increase; upward
C) decrease; downward
D) increase; downward
B) increase; upward
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The __________ theory is currently the most widely used explanation among paleoanthropologists for the emergence of modern Homo sapiens.
A) single origin B) multiregional C) total replacement D) assimilation
Which of the following is the most accurate statement? Humans are considered to be part of the primate order because:
A. Primates are considered to be our first ancestors B. We are considered to be ancestors to the primates C. We share a recent common ancestry D. We descend from apes
Resettlement policies in colonized areas were designed to do all of the following EXCEPT __________
a. make resistance to colonizers more difficult b. move indigenous peoples off desirable land c. accelerate the process of forced assimilation d. share all land and resources with the indigenous population(ANALZYE;
If there is a shortage in the market, market forces will drive the quantity supplied to ________ and the quantity demanded to ________.
A) decrease; decrease B) increase; decrease C) decrease; increase D) increase; increase