Suppose a firm uses land, labor, and capital for its production process. If it is renting the equilibrium quantity of all three factors of production, then which of the following conditions will hold?
A) Marginal product from the last dollar spent on land = Marginal product from last dollar spent on labor > Marginal product from the last dollar spent on capital
B) Marginal product from the last dollar spent on land > Marginal product from last dollar spent on labor > Marginal product from the last dollar spent on capital
C) Marginal product from the last dollar spent on land > Marginal product from last dollar spent on labor = Marginal product from the last dollar spent on capital
D) Marginal product from the last dollar spent on land = Marginal product from last dollar spent on labor = Marginal product from the last dollar spent on capital
D
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A) supply curve shifting rightward. B) supply curve shifting leftward. C) demand curve shifting rightward. D) demand curve shifting leftward.
When members of an oligopolistic industry agree to collude, raising their product price substantially above average cost, the passage of time (months and years)
a. is usually needed for the members to solidify their cooperation. b. usually results in finer control of prices and markets by the group and larger profit margins. c. is likely to erode the agreement, as ways to cheat are developed by some participants and new entry is encouraged by the high price. d. seldom has any impact on the agreement, as long as the participants maintain high profit levels as a result of the agreement.