The Pet Emporium hires workers to bathe cats. The Emporium sells this service for $20. The marginal revenue product of this store?s fifth worker is $100. The marginal product of the fifth worker is
A. 0.2 bathed cats.
B. 1 bathed cat.
C. 5 bathed cats.
D. indeterminate from this information.
Answer: C
You might also like to view...
Government purchases include spending on ________.
A. government purchases of final goods only B. government purchases of final goods, government salaries, and transfer payments C. government salaries only D. government purchases of final goods and government salaries
Refer to the table above. Suppose that in normal years demand is represented by Case 2 and supply is represented by Case B. If it is discovered that wapanzo beans help prevent cancer, then supply will ________ and demand will ________
A) become case C; become case 1 B) become case C; stay at case 2 C) stay at case B; become case 1 D) become case A; become case 1
Why are laws aimed at regulating monopolies called "antitrust" laws?
A) "Trust" was a word in Old English that meant monopoly in the Middle Ages. Therefore, "antitrust" is a term that means "against monopoly." B) In the late 1800s, firms in several industries formed trusts; they were called "trusts" because when corporate officials were questioned about their business they would clam that business was good for the country and that they should trusted. C) The rise of large firms (e.g., Standard Oil) in the late 1800s in the United States caused consumers to lose trust in private business. D) In the late 1800s, firms in several industries formed trusts; the firms were independent but gave voting control to a board of trustees. Antitrust laws were passed to regulate these trusts.
A market is said to be concentrated when:
a. the degree of competition in the market increases. b. many firms supply to a small number of consumers. c. the firms producing identical goods are clustered in a particular location. d. a firm or a few firms are able to dictate the competitive conditions in a market. e. there is a huge immigration of workers from neighboring areas.