Refer to Scenario 1-1. Using marginal analysis terminology, what is another economic term for the incremental cost of producing the last 3,000 cell phones?
A) operating cost B) marginal cost
C) explicit cost D) Any of the above terms are correct.
B
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The table in the above figure shows the levels of output resulting from different levels of inputs. Returns to scale are greatest at which level of output?
A) 100-200 units B) 200-400 units C) 400-600 units D) There is insufficient information to answer the question.
One reason patent protection is vitally important to pharmaceutical firms is
A) successful new drugs are not profitable. If firms are not granted patents many would go out of business and health care would be severely diminished. B) the approval process for new drugs through the Food and Drug Administration can take more than 10 years and is very costly. Patents enable firms to recover costs incurred during this process. C) that taxes on profits from drugs are very high; profits from patent protection enable firms to pay these taxes. D) the high salaries pharmaceutical firms pay to scientists and doctors make their labor costs higher than for any other business. Profits from patents are needed to pay these labor costs.