Lawrence is a photographer. He has $230 to spend and wants to buy either a flash for his camera or a new tripod. Both the flash and tripod cost $230, so he can only buy one. This illustrates the principle that

a. trade can make everyone better off.
b. people face trade-offs.
c. rational people think at the margin.
d. people respond to incentives.

b

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Refer to the diagram. This firm's average fixed costs are:



A. not shown.
B. the vertical distance between AVC and MC.
C. the vertical distance between AVC and ATC.
D. equal to the per unit change in MC.

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Which of the following is an example of a price floor?

A. Stock prices hit a floor lastnight B. Safeway charges $1 more than Fred Meyer charges for a 5 pound bag of sugar C. The government guarantees that potato farmers will receive at least $50 a ton D. The lowest price of gasoline this year was $2 per gallon

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