The market system is based upon _____
a. money
b. voluntary exchange
c. capitalism
d. profits
b
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In the illustration above, which figure shows an aggregate production function?
A) Figure A B) Figure B C) Figure C D) Figure D
Sydney sells snow globes from a cart. When the cart is located on the sidewalk near a discount store, Sydney's customers have reservation prices of $5. When Sydney's cart is located on a sidewalk in an upscale mall, wealthier customers with reservation prices of $10 buy snow globes. Assume that Sydney can sell the same volume at either location and that marginal and average costs are $3 per globe at both locations. Total economic surplus will be maximized if Sydney:
A. sells only near the discount store and charges $5. B. alternates between the two locations and price discriminates. C. sells only in the upscale mall and charges $10. D. alternates between the two locations and charges $5 at both locations.
Labor productivity in the United States was 5.4 times higher in the United States than in China in 2010. A key reason that labor productivity is higher in the United States is because the United States
A) has a higher growth rate, based on GDP per capita, than China. B) has a higher life expectancy and higher birth rate than China. C) devotes more resources than China to developing new technology and accumulating human capital. D) devotes more resources than China to developing export markets to boost its real GDP and income.
Refer to the above figure. The long-run average cost curve and the long-run marginal cost curves represent
A) the cost curves for a competitive firm. B) the cost curves for a natural monopoly. C) a situation where a firm has control over the raw materials. D) a situation where a firm has a patent.