Which of the following statements is false?
A) When marginal cost equals average total cost, average total cost is at its highest value.
B) The marginal cost curve intersects the average variable cost curve and the average total cost curve at their minimum points.
C) The difference between average total cost and average fixed cost is average variable cost.
D) Firms often refer to the process of lowering average fixed cost as "spreading the overhead."
Answer: A
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A. A sovereign government determines which consumer goods will be produced B. The prices of consumer goods are regulated by a sovereign government C. Firms must match their production decisions to the consumers' choices D. Consumer goods are considered to be more important than capital goods
When producers anticipate that the price of their product will increase in the future
A) the supply curve will shift to the right. B) the supply curve will shift to the left. C) the current production will move along on the supply curve. D) they will immediately lobby Congress to adjust prices now.