If the firm in the figure above is unregulated, it will make an economic profit of

Scott owns a law-enforcement training operation in Boise, Idaho. He employs three trainers. The last trainer Scott hired increased Scott's total cost by $466 per week even though the trainer brought in only one new client. Hence Scott's

A) total variable cost equals $466. B) marginal cost of the last client equals $466. C) marginal cost of the last worker equals $233. D) total variable cost equals $233. E) total fixed cost of the last client equals $466.

A shortage of textbooks will cause

a. a decrease in the supply of textbooks b. a decrease in the demand for textbooks c. both an increase in the supply of textbooks and a decrease in the demand for textbooks d. an increase in the price of textbooks, caused by a shift of either the supply curve or the demand curve e. an increase in the price of textbooks