2305-Economics Exam 2

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The price of supply for the Hope Diamond is zero because there is only one. Therefore, the supply curve for the Hope Diamond is

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perfectly in elastic.

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A market equilibrium is only efficient if:

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all relevant costs and benefits are reflected in the market supply and demand curves.

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A firm earns a normal profit when its:

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economic profit is zero.

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Which of the following will cause an increase market supply?

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A technological innovation that lowers the marginal cost of producing the good.

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Suppose two demand curves intersect and so have a point in common. At that point, demand shown by the steeper curve will be _______ the flatter curve.

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less elastic than

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Accounting profit is equal to:

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total revenue minus explicit costs

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John is trying to decide how to divide his time between his job as a stoker in the local grocery store, which pays $7 per hour for as many hours as he chooses to work, and cleaning windows for the business downtown. He makes $2 for every window he cleans. John is indifferent between the two tasks, and the number of windows he can clean depends on how many hours he sends cleaning in a day, as shown in the table below:

The first hour John spends cleaning windows cost him ________ that could have earned in the grocery store.

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If all firms in a perfectly competitive industry are experiencing economic losses, then:

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some firms will exit the industry, until economic profits equal zero.

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If the price of cheese falls by 1 percent and the quantity demanded rises by 3 percent, then the price elasticity of demand for cheese is equal to:

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Generally, ______ motivate firms to enter an industry while ______ motivate firms to exit an industry.

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economic profit; economic loss

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The tendency for consumers to purchase more of a good or service as its price falls is captured by:

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the law of demand

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On a given linear demand curve, as price increases demand becomes____.

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more elastic.

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In general, when the price of a variable factor of production increases:

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the profit-maximizing level of output falls.

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To increase total revenue, firms with demand should lower price, and firms with _____ demand should increase price.

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elastic; inelastic

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If your income elasticity of demand for hot dogs is negative, then:

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hot dogs are inferior good for you.

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If the owners of a business are receiving total revenues just sufficient to cover all of their explicit and implicit costs, then they are:

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earning a normal profit.

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Refer to the table below. As the firm increases the number of employee-hours each day from 1 to 2, output increases by:

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33 units.

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A demand curve that is drawn as a vertical line has a price elasticity of demand equal to:

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The following graph depicts demand.

The price elasticity of demand at point D is:

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2/5

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Oil and oil products remain the main fuel for cars, planes, ships, and power plants. The amount of oil still in the earth is finite. Given this information, the supply of gasoline is ______.

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relatively inelastic

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Which of the following would be considered a factor of production in the provision of bus service?

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Bus drivers.

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To produce 150 units of output, a firm must use 3 employee-hours. To produce 300 units of output, the firm must use 8 employee-hours. Apparently, the firm is:

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experiencing diminishing returns.

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If a firm's total revenue is less than its variable cost when the firm produces the level of output at who=ich price equals marginal cost, then the form should:

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shut down.

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One difference between the long run and the short run in a perfectly competitive industry is that:

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firms necessarily earn zero economic profit in the long run but may earn positive or negative economic profit in the short run.

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One difference between the long run and short run in a perfectly competitive industry is that:

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firms necessarily earn zero economic profit in the long run but may earn positive or negative economic profit in the short run.

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John is trying to decide how to divide his time between his job as a stoker in the local grocery store, which pays $7 per hour for as many hours as he chooses to work, and cleaning windows for the business downtown. He makes $2 for every window he cleans. John is indifferent between the two tasks, and the number of windows he can clean depends on how many hours he sends cleaning in a day, as shown in the table below:

A second hour cleaning windows will yield additional earnings of _____.

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In general, when the price of a fixed factor of production increases:

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the profit-maximizing level of output does not change.

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If the absolute value of the price elasticity of demand for cell phone service is 3, then if the price of cell phone service increases by 1%, quantity demanded would:

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decrease by 3%

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When the price of hot dogs is $1.50 each, 500 hot dogs are sold every day. After the price falls to $1.35 each, 510 hot dogs are sold every day. At the original price, what is the price elasticity of demand for hot dogs?

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0.2

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A situation is efficient if it is:

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not possible to find a transaction that will make at least one person better off without harming others.

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If a 10% decrease in the price of a good leads to a 20% increase in the quantity demanded, then what is the price elasticity of demand?

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Which of the following is the most likely to be a fixed factor of production at a pizza restaurant?

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The size of the seating area.

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The following graph depicts demand.

The slope of the demand curve (ignore negative sign) is:

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0.5.

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A firm should shut down if its total revenue is less than its ____even when the firm produces the level of output at which price equals marginal cost.

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variable cost.

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The following graph depicts demand.

At point A, demand is:

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elastic

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The price elasticity of demand is a measure of:

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the change in quantity demanded of a good that results from a change in its price.

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Demand tends to be ______ in the short run than in the long run.

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less elastic

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The table below shows a pizzeria's fixed cost and variable cost different levels of output. Pizza's sell for $20 each.

When the pizzeria makes 100 pizzas a day, its fixed cost is _____ and its total cost is _____.

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$500; 1.350

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If the absolute value of slope of the demand curve is 2.5, price is $6 per unit, and the quantity demanded is 8 units, then the price elasticity of demand is:

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0.3

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Frans runs a doughnut shop in a tiny 3-person town. The table below shows the quantity demand by the three townspeople at various prices.

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9 doughnuts

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Suppose a 10% increase in the price of aspirin leads to a 5% decrease in the quantity demanded of aspirin. The demand for aspirin, therefore, is

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inelastic

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One assumption of the perfectly competitive model is free entry and exit. This assumption most directly leads to the implication that:

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positive economic profit only possible in the shirt run.

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The price elasticity of demand is measure of:

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the change in quantity demanded of a good that results from a change in its price.

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Assume that the produce technology required to produce goods X & Y is very similar. If a firm that is producing good X notices that the market price of good Y is rising, it will:

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shift into producing good Y.

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Which of following is defining characteristic of all perfectly competitive markets?

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All firms sell the same standardized product.

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If a one percent increase in the price of oranges leads to a five percent increase in the quantity supplied, the price elasticity of supply for oranges is ______.

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One implication of the shape of the demand curve facing a perfectly competitive firm is that:

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if the firm increases its price above the market price, it will earn zero revenue.

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For a given seller, the figure below shows the relationship between the number of units produced and the opportunity cost of producing an additional unit of output. What is this seller's reservation price for the 250th unit?

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Angelina Jolie's economic rent from starring in a movie is equal to the difference between:

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her final salary and the least she would be willing to accept to star in the movie

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A rational seller will sell another unit of output:

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If the cost of making another unit is less than the revenue gained from selling another unit.

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If the cross-price elasticity of demand between blueberries and yogurt is negative, then the two goods are:

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complements.

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The figure below shows a single consumer's demand for ice cream at the student union.

An increases in the number of students on this campus would cause:

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The market demand curve for ice cream from the student union to shift to the right.

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Economic theory assumes that a firm's goal is to:

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maximize its economic profit

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In general, perfectly competitive firms maximize their profit by producing the level of output at which:

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marginal cost equal price.

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Mary Jane willing to babysit for $6 an hour. Her neighbor has asked her to babysit for $8 an hour. Assuming Mary Jane accepts the offer:

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her economic rent will be $2 per hour

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Adam Smith coined the term "invisible hand" to describe the process by which the actions of independent, self-interested buyers and sellers will:

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often lead to the most efficient allocation resources

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If a one percent increase in the price of oranges leads to a five percent increase in the quantity supplied, the price elasticity of supply for oranges is ______.

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A firm that produces a good with many substitutes will most likely find that:

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lowering its price will increase total revenue.

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The long run is best defined as:

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a period of time sufficiently long that all factors of production are variable

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If the percentage change in the price of a good is equal to the percentage change in quantity demanded of that good, then the demand for that good is:

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unit elastic.

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The following graph depicts demand.

The price elasticity of demand at point A is:

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5/2

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According to the law of demand, when the price of shoes ____ people will consume______ shoes.

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falls, more

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The role that prices play in distributing scarce goods and services to those consumers who valued them the most highly is know as the ____ function of price.

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rationing

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An increase in consumers' demand for espresso will lead to an increase in ____, while an increase in the number of firms producing espresso will lead to a(n) ______.

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quantity supplied; increase in supply

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The price elasticity of demand equals 1:

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at the midpoint of a straight-line demand curve.

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Suppose all firms in a perfectly competitive industry are experiencing economic profits. One would expect that, over time, the number of firms will ____ and the market price will _____.

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rise; fall

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When the price of a perfectly competitive firm's output rises:

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the firm will produce more.

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Individual supply curves generally slope _____ because_____.

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upward; of increasing opportunity costs.

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As one moves down along a linear demand curve (i.e., from high price, low quantity pairs to low price, high quantity pairs), demand:

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becomes less elastic

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Suppose 30 employee-hours can produce 50 units of output. Assuming the law of diminishing marginal returns is present, to produce 100 units of output would require:

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more than 30 additional employee-hours.

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If the owners of a business are receiving total revenues just sufficient to cover all of their explicit and implicit costs, then they are:

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earning a normal profit.

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The championship game will held next weekend in your college's 40,000-seat stadium. The supply of tickets to the game:

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is perfectly inelastic.

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If consumers can easily switch to a close substitute when the price of a good increases, demand for that good is likely to be:

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elastic

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When Acme Dynamite produces 250 units of output, its variable cost is $2,000, and its fixed cost is $500. It sells each unit of output for $25. When Acme Dynamite produces 250 units of output, its profit is:

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$3,750

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Refer to the figure below. If Laura and Chris are the only two consumers in this market, then at a price of $2.00 per pound, the market demand for hamburger is:

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6 pounds per week

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One implication of the shape of demand curve facing a perfectly competitive firm is that:

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If the firm increases its price above the market price, it will earn zero revenue.

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The price of supply for the Hope Diamond is zero because there is only one. Therefore, the supply curve for the Hope Diamond is

answer

perfectly in elastic.

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A market equilibrium is only efficient if:

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all relevant costs and benefits are reflected in the market supply and demand curves.

question

A firm earns a normal profit when its:

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economic profit is zero.

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Which of the following will cause an increase market supply?

answer

A technological innovation that lowers the marginal cost of producing the good.

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Suppose two demand curves intersect and so have a point in common. At that point, demand shown by the steeper curve will be _______ the flatter curve.

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less elastic than

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Accounting profit is equal to:

answer

total revenue minus explicit costs

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answer

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If all firms in a perfectly competitive industry are experiencing economic losses, then:

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some firms will exit the industry, until economic profits equal zero.

question

If the price of cheese falls by 1 percent and the quantity demanded rises by 3 percent, then the price elasticity of demand for cheese is equal to:

answer

question

Generally, ______ motivate firms to enter an industry while ______ motivate firms to exit an industry.

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economic profit; economic loss

question

The tendency for consumers to purchase more of a good or service as its price falls is captured by:

answer

the law of demand

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On a given linear demand curve, as price increases demand becomes____.

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more elastic.

question

In general, when the price of a variable factor of production increases:

answer

the profit-maximizing level of output falls.

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To increase total revenue, firms with demand should lower price, and firms with _____ demand should increase price.

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elastic; inelastic

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If your income elasticity of demand for hot dogs is negative, then:

answer

hot dogs are inferior good for you.

question

If the owners of a business are receiving total revenues just sufficient to cover all of their explicit and implicit costs, then they are:

answer

earning a normal profit.

question

Refer to the table below. As the firm increases the number of employee-hours each day from 1 to 2, output increases by:

answer

33 units.

question

A demand curve that is drawn as a vertical line has a price elasticity of demand equal to:

answer

question

The following graph depicts demand.

The price elasticity of demand at point D is:

answer

2/5

question

Oil and oil products remain the main fuel for cars, planes, ships, and power plants. The amount of oil still in the earth is finite. Given this information, the supply of gasoline is ______.

answer

relatively inelastic

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Which of the following would be considered a factor of production in the provision of bus service?

answer

Bus drivers.

question

To produce 150 units of output, a firm must use 3 employee-hours. To produce 300 units of output, the firm must use 8 employee-hours. Apparently, the firm is:

answer

experiencing diminishing returns.

question

If a firm's total revenue is less than its variable cost when the firm produces the level of output at who=ich price equals marginal cost, then the form should:

answer

shut down.

question

One difference between the long run and the short run in a perfectly competitive industry is that:

answer

firms necessarily earn zero economic profit in the long run but may earn positive or negative economic profit in the short run.

question

One difference between the long run and short run in a perfectly competitive industry is that:

answer

firms necessarily earn zero economic profit in the long run but may earn positive or negative economic profit in the short run.

question

John is trying to decide how to divide his time between his job as a stoker in the local grocery store, which pays $7 per hour for as many hours as he chooses to work, and cleaning windows for the business downtown. He makes $2 for every window he cleans. John is indifferent between the two tasks, and the number of windows he can clean depends on how many hours he sends cleaning in a day, as shown in the table below:

A second hour cleaning windows will yield additional earnings of _____.

answer

question

In general, when the price of a fixed factor of production increases:

answer

the profit-maximizing level of output does not change.

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If the absolute value of the price elasticity of demand for cell phone service is 3, then if the price of cell phone service increases by 1%, quantity demanded would:

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decrease by 3%

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0.2

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A situation is efficient if it is:

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not possible to find a transaction that will make at least one person better off without harming others.

question

If a 10% decrease in the price of a good leads to a 20% increase in the quantity demanded, then what is the price elasticity of demand?

answer

question

Which of the following is the most likely to be a fixed factor of production at a pizza restaurant?

answer

The size of the seating area.

question

The following graph depicts demand.

The slope of the demand curve (ignore negative sign) is:

answer

0.5.

question

A firm should shut down if its total revenue is less than its ____even when the firm produces the level of output at which price equals marginal cost.

answer

variable cost.

question

The following graph depicts demand.

At point A, demand is:

answer

elastic

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The price elasticity of demand is a measure of:

answer

the change in quantity demanded of a good that results from a change in its price.

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Demand tends to be ______ in the short run than in the long run.

answer

less elastic

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$500; 1.350

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If the absolute value of slope of the demand curve is 2.5, price is $6 per unit, and the quantity demanded is 8 units, then the price elasticity of demand is:

answer

0.3

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Frans runs a doughnut shop in a tiny 3-person town. The table below shows the quantity demand by the three townspeople at various prices.

answer

9 doughnuts

question

Suppose a 10% increase in the price of aspirin leads to a 5% decrease in the quantity demanded of aspirin. The demand for aspirin, therefore, is

answer

inelastic

question

One assumption of the perfectly competitive model is free entry and exit. This assumption most directly leads to the implication that:

answer

positive economic profit only possible in the shirt run.

question

The price elasticity of demand is measure of:

answer

the change in quantity demanded of a good that results from a change in its price.

question

Assume that the produce technology required to produce goods X & Y is very similar. If a firm that is producing good X notices that the market price of good Y is rising, it will:

answer

shift into producing good Y.

question

Which of following is defining characteristic of all perfectly competitive markets?

answer

All firms sell the same standardized product.

question

If a one percent increase in the price of oranges leads to a five percent increase in the quantity supplied, the price elasticity of supply for oranges is ______.

answer

question

One implication of the shape of the demand curve facing a perfectly competitive firm is that:

answer

if the firm increases its price above the market price, it will earn zero revenue.

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answer

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Angelina Jolie's economic rent from starring in a movie is equal to the difference between:

answer

her final salary and the least she would be willing to accept to star in the movie

question

A rational seller will sell another unit of output:

answer

If the cost of making another unit is less than the revenue gained from selling another unit.

question

If the cross-price elasticity of demand between blueberries and yogurt is negative, then the two goods are:

answer

complements.

question

The figure below shows a single consumer's demand for ice cream at the student union.

An increases in the number of students on this campus would cause:

answer

The market demand curve for ice cream from the student union to shift to the right.

question

Economic theory assumes that a firm's goal is to:

answer

maximize its economic profit

question

In general, perfectly competitive firms maximize their profit by producing the level of output at which:

answer

marginal cost equal price.

question

Mary Jane willing to babysit for $6 an hour. Her neighbor has asked her to babysit for $8 an hour. Assuming Mary Jane accepts the offer:

answer

her economic rent will be $2 per hour

question

Adam Smith coined the term "invisible hand" to describe the process by which the actions of independent, self-interested buyers and sellers will:

answer

often lead to the most efficient allocation resources

question

If a one percent increase in the price of oranges leads to a five percent increase in the quantity supplied, the price elasticity of supply for oranges is ______.

answer

question

A firm that produces a good with many substitutes will most likely find that:

answer

lowering its price will increase total revenue.

question

The long run is best defined as:

answer

a period of time sufficiently long that all factors of production are variable

question

If the percentage change in the price of a good is equal to the percentage change in quantity demanded of that good, then the demand for that good is:

answer

unit elastic.

question

The following graph depicts demand.

The price elasticity of demand at point A is:

answer

5/2

question

According to the law of demand, when the price of shoes ____ people will consume______ shoes.

answer

falls, more

question

The role that prices play in distributing scarce goods and services to those consumers who valued them the most highly is know as the ____ function of price.

answer

rationing

question

An increase in consumers' demand for espresso will lead to an increase in ____, while an increase in the number of firms producing espresso will lead to a(n) ______.

answer

quantity supplied; increase in supply

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The price elasticity of demand equals 1:

answer

at the midpoint of a straight-line demand curve.

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Suppose all firms in a perfectly competitive industry are experiencing economic profits. One would expect that, over time, the number of firms will ____ and the market price will _____.

answer

rise; fall

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When the price of a perfectly competitive firm's output rises:

answer

the firm will produce more.

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Individual supply curves generally slope _____ because_____.

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upward; of increasing opportunity costs.

question

As one moves down along a linear demand curve (i.e., from high price, low quantity pairs to low price, high quantity pairs), demand:

answer

becomes less elastic

question

Suppose 30 employee-hours can produce 50 units of output. Assuming the law of diminishing marginal returns is present, to produce 100 units of output would require:

answer

more than 30 additional employee-hours.

question

If the owners of a business are receiving total revenues just sufficient to cover all of their explicit and implicit costs, then they are:

answer

earning a normal profit.

question

The championship game will held next weekend in your college's 40,000-seat stadium. The supply of tickets to the game:

answer

is perfectly inelastic.

question

If consumers can easily switch to a close substitute when the price of a good increases, demand for that good is likely to be:

answer

elastic

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$3,750

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Refer to the figure below. If Laura and Chris are the only two consumers in this market, then at a price of $2.00 per pound, the market demand for hamburger is:

answer

6 pounds per week

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One implication of the shape of demand curve facing a perfectly competitive firm is that:

answer

If the firm increases its price above the market price, it will earn zero revenue.

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