Long-run average cost is never greater than short-run average cost because in the long run,

A) capital costs equal zero.
B) the firm can move to the lowest possible isocost curve.
C) wages always increase over time.
D) wages always decrease over time.

B

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A) transactions demand is for emergencies while the precautionary demand is for every day expenditures. B) transactions demand involves expected expenditures while the precautionary demand involves unexpected expenditures. C) transactions demand means that people are foregoing interest but they are not foregoing interest in the precautionary demand. D) transactions demand leads to the purchase of assets while the precautionary demand does not.

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In what way does long-run equilibrium under monopolistic competition differ from long-run equilibrium under perfect competition?

A) Firms in perfect competition achieve allocative efficiency while firms in monopolistic competition achieve brand efficiency. B) Firms in perfect competition achieve productive and allocative efficiency while firms in monopolistic competition achieve neither allocative nor productive efficiency. C) The only difference is that in a monopolistically competitive market there are many brands to choose from while in a perfectly competitive market there is one standard product. D) Firms in perfect competition achieve productive efficiency while firms in monopolistic competition achieve allocative efficiency.

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