In the short run, the firm's total cost equals:
A. the total fixed costs + the total variable costs.
B. the average fixed costs + average variable costs.
C. the average fixed cost + the marginal cost.
D. the total variable costs only.
Answer: A
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A) Sam will not consume the same number of hours of sailing and skiing if the price per hour of sailing is more than that of skiing. B) If the prices per hour of sailing and skiing are the same, Sam will not spend the same number of hours at each activity. C) The marginal utility of the 3rd hour of either sailing or skiing is 120. D) None of the above is true.
If there is instability in the demand for commodities,
A) a monetary policy of fixed interest rates will perform better than a policy of holding the real money supply fixed. B) a countercyclical money-supply policy will cause large swings in interest rates. C) a fixed money supply policy will perform better than countercyclical changes in money supply. D) a fixed money supply policy will stabilize interest rates.