Question 1

Mindy's company manufactures rubber balls used by elementary schools for playground activities. The table below sets out her firm's production cost information. Some values are missing. Which of the following statements is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)   A = 20; E = 45
B)   A = 25; E = 45
C)   A = 25; E = 5
D)   A = 20; E = 5

Question 2

Which of the following falls outside of the classification of business expenditures that fall into the category of variable costs?

Accepted Answer

A)   costs that increase with the quantity produced
B)   costs of research and development
C)   costs related to labor expenditures
D)   costs related to physical inputs

Question 3

In order to reduce the harmful affects of recession and carbon emissions, the government provided tax incentives for manufacturing firm's to ___________________ that provide alternative, more efficient methods of combining inputs to produce output.

Accepted Answer

A)   acquire energy efficient production technologies
B)   increase the returns to scale
C)   maintain constant returns to scale
D)   create perfect competition between firms

Question 4

The table below sets out cost information for the production of volley balls. Some values are missing. Which of the following statements is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)   A = 42; E = 40
B)   A = 70; E = 40
C)   A = 42, E = 12
D)   A = 70; E = 12

Question 5

A firm's ___________ consist of expenditures that must be made before production starts that typically, over the short run, _______________ regardless of the level of production.

Accepted Answer

A)   fixed costs; do not change,
B)   variable costs; are constantly changing,
C)   fixed costs; are consistently changing,
D)   variable costs; do not change,

Question 6

The term _____________ is used to describe the additional cost of producing one more unit.

Accepted Answer

A)   average cost
B)   fixed cost
C)   variable cost
D)   marginal cost

Question 7

I'MABigCorp. produces and sells kitchen wares. Last year, it produced 7,000 can openers and sold each one for $6. To produce the 7,000 can openers, the company incurred variable costs of $28,000 and a total cost of $45,000. I'MABIGCorp.'s average fixed cost to produce the 7,000 can openers was

Accepted Answer

A)   $1.50
B)   $1.23
C)   $2.25
D)   $2.43

Question 8

I'MaPizzaCo. produces and sells specialty pizzas. Last year, it produced 8,000 mushroom, sausage and spinach pizzas and sold each one for $8. To produce these 8,000 specialty pizzas, the company incurred variable costs of $24,000 and a total cost of $40,000. I'MaPizzaCo's average fixed cost to produce 8,000 specialty pizzas was

Accepted Answer

A)   $3.00
B)   $2.00
C)   $1.80
D)   $1.60

Question 9

________________________ arises where many firms are competing in a market to sell similar but differentiated products.

Accepted Answer

A)   Oligopolistic competition
B)   Perfect competition
C)   Monopolistic competition
D)   Monogopolised competition

Question 10

_____________________ help to explain why every economy, as it develops, has an increasing proportion of its population living in urban areas.

Accepted Answer

A)   Economies of scale
B)   Constant returns to scale
C)   Agglomeration factors
D)   Diseconomies of scale

Question 11

Economies of scale may arise from all but one of the following. Which one is it?

Accepted Answer

A)   doubling promotional expenses to expand sale more than proportionately
B)   having a larger retail space can expand sales more than proportionately
C)   spreading the fixed-costs of administration over more customers holds average costs down
D)   government economic subsidies protect firms from competition to avoid losses.

Question 12

Briefly discuss average variable costs, including how they are calculated, how they typically on a graph, and how they are related to determining profitability.

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

If a solar panel manufacturer wants to look at its total costs of production in the short run, which of the following would provide a useful starting point?

Accepted Answer

A)   divide total costs into two categories: variable costs that can't be changed in the short run and fixed costs that can be
B)   divide the total costs of production by the quantity of output
C)   divide the variable costs of production by the quantity of output
D)   divide total costs into two categories: fixed costs that can't be changed in the short run and variable costs that can be

Question 14

-Refer to the diagram above. Based on the information illustrated in the graph, which of the following is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)   producing a marginal unit is reducing average costs overall
B)   the marginal cost of production for producing an additional unit is below the cost for producing the earlier units
C)   the transition point between where MC is pulling down and pulling up AC always occurs at the minimum point of the AC curve
D)   low marginal costs first pull up the overall average costs

Question 15

Marcella operates a small, but very successful art gallery. All but one of the following can be classified as a variable cost arising from the physical inputs Marcella requires to operate her business. Which is it?

Accepted Answer

A)   physical space for the gallery
B)   costs of purchasing art work to sell in the gallery
C)   wages paid to three part-time employees
D)   accountant's fees for preparing tax returns

Question 16

Which of the following falls outside of the classification of business expenses that fall into the category of fixed costs?

Accepted Answer

A)   costs that must be made before production starts
B)   costs that vary according to specific line of business
C)   costs incurred in the act of producing
D)   costs incurred as advertising expenses

Question 17

In economics, a firm that faces no competitors is referred to as _________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   an oligopoly
B)   a monopoly
C)   a perfect competitor
D)   an oligopolizor

Question 18

The future of cities in the United States and in other countries will be determined by their ability to benefit from the _________________ and to minimize or counterbalance the ______________________.

Accepted Answer

A)   economies of agglomeration; corresponding diseconomies
B)   economies of scale; agglomeration factors
C)   diverse population; greater returns to scale of illegal activities
D)   constant returns to scale; market-orientated system

Question 19

The ______________ of all firms can be broken down into some common underlying patterns.

Accepted Answer

A)   total revenues
B)   diminishing short-run costs
C)   cost structure
D)   diminishing long-run costs

Question 20

If I'maJuiceCo. establishes a bottling plant in Delaware, it will most likely

Accepted Answer

A)   use production technologies that require more workers.
B)   strive for economies of scale where quantity of output falls as the cost of production falls.
C)   strive to reach economies of scale that will result in producing at a higher average cost.
D)   use production technologies that conserve on the number of workers.

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________________________ arises where many firms are competing in a market to sell similar but differentiated products.

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A firm's _ consist of expenditures that must be made before production starts that typically, over the short run, _____ regardless of the level of production.

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In order to reduce the harmful affects of recession and carbon emissions, the government provided tax incentives for manufacturing firm's to ___________________ that provide alternative, more efficient methods of combining inputs to produce output.

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Economies of scale may arise from all but one of the following. Which one is it?

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Briefly discuss average variable costs, including how they are calculated, how they typically on a graph, and how they are related to determining profitability.

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-Refer to the diagram above. Based on the information illustrated in the graph, which of the following is correct?

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Which of the following falls outside of the classification of business expenses that fall into the category of fixed costs?

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Marcella operates a small, but very successful art gallery. All but one of the following can be classified as a variable cost arising from the physical inputs Marcella requires to operate her business. Which is it?

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The ______________ of all firms can be broken down into some common underlying patterns.

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In economics, a firm that faces no competitors is referred to as _________________.

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_____________________ help to explain why every economy, as it develops, has an increasing proportion of its population living in urban areas.

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The term _____________ is used to describe the additional cost of producing one more unit.

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If I'maJuiceCo. establishes a bottling plant in Delaware, it will most likely

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Briefly discuss average variable costs, including how they are calculated, how they typically on a graph, and how they are related to determining profitability.

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The ______________ of all firms can be broken down into some common underlying patterns.

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