If an average cost curve is U-shaped, then:
a. costs per unit remainconstant throughout the entire range of production.
b. costs per unit fall throughout the entire range of production.
c. costs per unit increase throughout the entire range of production.
d. costs per unit first rise, then reach a maximum, and then begin to fall as output is increased.
e. costs per unit first fall, then reach a minimum, and then increase as output is increased.
e
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Refer to Figure 11-13. The lines shown in the diagram are isocost lines. A movement from CE to BD occurs when
A) the price of capital decreases while the price of labor increases. B) the price of labor decreases while the price of capital remains unchanged. C) the price of capital increases while the price of labor decreases. D) the price of capital increases while the price of labor remains unchanged.
In what sense is it a cost that people must spend time and resources coping with inflation?
a. Because the loss of time and resources frustrates people unnecessarily b. Because the time and resources could have been used to produce something else instead c. Because the time and resources could have been wasted elsewhere d. Because the time and resources are a sunk cost e. Because the time and resources are insufficient to cope with the problem