The accompanying table describes the relationship between the number of workers hired by a call center each hour and the number of calls the call center can make each hour. The call center has only 1 telephone. The telephone costs the firm $5/hour (regardless of how many calls are made), and each worker is paid $10 per hour.Calls Per HourNumber of Telephones Per HourNumber of Workers Per Hour11221461616182211024112 Average variable cost is minimized when output is approximately:
A. 24 units.
B. 16 units.
C. 22 units.
D. 6 units.
Answer: C
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Assume the output market adjusts more rapidly than the asset market. A point of disequilibrium that is below both AA and DD will therefore initially result in
A) an increase in output. B) a decrease in output. C) a contraction of the money supply. D) a depreciation of the home currency. E) an appreciation of the home currency.
Suppose the actual and expected price levels in an economy are initially equal. However, the actual price level falls eventually due to a change in economic conditions. Which of the following will occur over the long run?
a. The economy will move rightward along the short-run aggregate supply curve. b. The economy will move leftward along the short-run aggregate supply curve. c. The short-run aggregate supply curve will shift to the right. d. The short-run aggregate supply curve will shift to the left. e. The short-run aggregate supply curve will become flatter.