Total variable cost ________ as output increases, and total fixed cost ________ as output increases.

A. increases; decreases
B. increases; increases
C. increases; does not change
D. does not change; does not change


Answer: C

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Based on the figure below. Starting from long-run equilibrium at point C, a tax cut that increases aggregate demand from AD to AD1 will lead to a short-run equilibrium at point ________ and eventually to a long-run equilibrium at point ________, if left to self-correcting tendencies. 

A. D; C B. B; C C. B; A D. D; B

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For the recessions in the United States since the 1950s,

A) unemployment falls on average by 2 percentage points during the 12 months after a recession begins. B) unemployment rises on average about 5 percentage points during the 12 months after a recession begins. C) cyclical unemployment has been non-existent. D) unemployment rises on average by about 1.2 percentage points during the 12 months after a recession begins.

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If your real disposable income goes up by $1,000 per week, and your real consumption spending goes up by $800 per week, you have a marginal propensity to consume of

A) 0.2. B) 0.8. C) 1.2. D) 1.0.

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The deadweight loss from a tax:

A. is zero when demand is perfectly elastic. B. is zero when supply is perfectly elastic. C. is zero when demand is perfectly inelastic. D. is never zero.

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