The term productive efficiency refers to:
A. any short-run equilibrium position of a competitive firm.
B. the production of the product mix most desired by consumers.
C. the production of a good at the lowest average total cost.
D. fulfilling the condition P = MC.
Answer: C
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At every output level, a firm's short-run average cost (SAC) equals or exceeds its long-run average cost (LAC) because
A) diminishing returns apply in the short run. B) returns to scale only exist in the long run. C) opportunity costs are taken into account in the short run. D) there are at least as many possibilities for substitution between factors of production in the long run as in the short run. E) none of the above
The deadline for your research paper is tomorrow and you still need a day of work to complete the paper. Unfortunately, you are scheduled to work all day in the cafeteria. You can turn the paper in one day late for a 10 percent penalty or take the day off of work and turn the paper in by the deadline. Losing a day of wages will cost you $90. The marginal cost of turning the paper in on time is:
A. 10 percent deducted from your final score. B. $90 in forgone wages. C. not getting to lounge around all day. D. the 10% deduction in score and $90 in forgone wages.
Tomato sauce and spaghetti noodles are complementary goods. A decrease in the price of tomatoes will
a. increase consumer surplus in the market for tomato sauce and decrease producer surplus in the market for spaghetti noodles. b. increase consumer surplus in the market for tomato sauce and increase producer surplus in the market for spaghetti noodles. c. decrease consumer surplus in the market for tomato sauce and increase producer surplus in the market for spaghetti noodles. d. decrease consumer surplus in the market for tomato sauce and decrease producer surplus in the market for spaghetti noodles.
Which of the following statements about price controls is true?
What will be an ideal response?