A. It is efficient because the right amount of output is produced, but not efficient in that the output produced is produced at a cost above minimum average total cost
B. It is efficient because entry is free and economic profits are eliminated in the long run.
C. It is not efficient because too little output is produced and the output that is produced is produced at a cost above minimum average total cost
D. It is not efficient because too little output is produced but is efficient in that the output produced is produced at minimum average total cost.
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A. sells a fixed amount of output regardless of price.
B. must raise price to sell more output
C. can sell an infinite amount of output at the market-determined price
D. must lower price to sell more output.
A. by producing differentiated products
B. because of barriers to exit from the industry
C. by virtue of size alone
D. because of barriers to entry into the industry
A. perfectly competitive firms
B. a cartel
C. a monopoly
D. monopolistically competitive firms.
A. produced less and charged a higher price
B. produced more and charged a higher price
C. produced more and charged a lower price
D. produced less and charged a lower price.
A. maximized its total revenue
B. set price equal to its average cost
C. equated marginal revenue and marginal cost
D. maximized the difference between marginal revenue and marginal cost.
A. always equal to one.
B. half as steep as the demand curve
C. the same as the slope of the demand curve
D. twice as steep as the demand curve
A. the difference between total revenue and total costs.
B. anything greater than the normal opportunity cost of investing
C. the opportunity costs of all inputs
D. a rate of profit that is just sufficient to keep owners and investors satisfied
A. Is the rate of return on investments over the interest rate on risk-free government bonds.
B. is the rate that is just sufficient to keep owners or investors satisfied.
C. is the difference between total revenue and total costs
D. is zero in a perfectly competitive industry.
A. immediate run
B. intermediate run
C. long run
D. short run
