To maximize profit, a firm will produce the level of output where MR = MC. If a firm actually makes a profit depends on the relationship of price to average total cost

What are the three possible relationships between price and average total cost that determine if a firm will make a profit, experience a loss, or break even?

If P > ATC, the firm makes a profit.
If P < ATC, the firm experiences a loss.
If P = ATC, the firm breaks even.

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According to the classical system, a decrease in the income tax rate reduces the after-tax real wage

a. and shifts the labor supply schedule to the right. b. and shifts the labor supply schedule to the left. c. without shifting the labor supply schedule. d. None of the above

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If you buy a book of U.S. postage stamps to use to mail love letters to your sweetheart, the purchase is considered part of:

A. C. B. I. C. G. D. X.

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