Because of a decrease in the wage rate it must pay, a perfectly competitive firm's marginal costs decrease but its demand curve stays the same. As a result, the firm
A) decreases the amount of output it produces and raises its price.
B) increases the amount of output it produces and lowers it price.
C) increases the amount of output it produces and does not change its price.
D) decreases the amount of output it produces and lowers its price.
C
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Based on the figure above, the firm's marginal product curve slopes upward at levels of output between ________ and the firm's average product curve slopes upward at levels of output between ________
A) 4.0 and 7.0; 4.0 and 7.0 B) 0 and 7.0; 4.0 and 7.0 C) 4.0 and 7.0; 0 and 4.0 D) 0 and 4.0; 0 and 7.0 E) More information is needed to answer the question.
In foreign exchange markets, a U.S. resident who imports New Zealand apples is:
a. a demander and supplier of New Zealand dollars. b. a demander and supplier of U.S. dollars. c. a demander of New Zealand dollars and a supplier of U.S. dollars. d. a supplier of both New Zealand dollars and U.S. dollars. e. a supplier of New Zealand dollars and a demander of U.S. dollars.