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Use the following to answer questions: Use the following to answer questions:   -(Table: Costs of Birthday Cakes)  Look at the table Costs of Birthday Cakes. Assume that fixed costs are $10. What is the average variable cost of 5 cakes? A)  $300 B)  $250 C)  $50 D)  $10 -(Table: Costs of Birthday Cakes) Look at the table Costs of Birthday Cakes. Assume that fixed costs are $10. What is the average variable cost of 5 cakes?


A) $300
B) $250
C) $50
D) $10

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Lauren has 11 people working in her tangerine grove. The marginal product of the eleventh worker is 13 bushels of tangerines. If she hires a twelfth worker, the marginal product of that worker will be:


A) 14 bushels.
B) 15 bushels.
C) 12 bushels.
D) The answer cannot be determined with the information available.

E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

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Think about running a restaurant. Probably:


A) cooks and hosts are variable resources.
B) a building is a variable resource in the short run.
C) cheese and other wholesale food items are fixed resources in the short run.
D) valet parking staff is a fixed resource in the long run.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Use the following to answer questions: Use the following to answer questions:   -(Table: Cakes)  Look at the table Cakes. Pat is opening a bakery to make and sell special birthday cakes. She is trying to decide how many mixers to purchase. Her estimated fixed and average variable costs if she purchases one, two, or three mixers are shown in the table. Assume that average variable costs do not vary with the quantity of output. If Pat purchases one mixer, her average total cost _____ in the range of output between 100 and 400 cakes. A)  increases B)  decreases C)  remains the same D)  can't be calculated -(Table: Cakes) Look at the table Cakes. Pat is opening a bakery to make and sell special birthday cakes. She is trying to decide how many mixers to purchase. Her estimated fixed and average variable costs if she purchases one, two, or three mixers are shown in the table. Assume that average variable costs do not vary with the quantity of output. If Pat purchases one mixer, her average total cost _____ in the range of output between 100 and 400 cakes.


A) increases
B) decreases
C) remains the same
D) can't be calculated

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Use the following to answer questions: Use the following to answer questions:   -(Table: Tonya's Production Function for Apples)  Look at the table Tonya's Production Function for Apples. As she hires more labor, Tonya's production function shows that the number of apples picked increases at a decreasing rate because of: A)  diminishing returns. B)  increasing returns. C)  constant returns. D)  workers becoming lazier. -(Table: Tonya's Production Function for Apples) Look at the table Tonya's Production Function for Apples. As she hires more labor, Tonya's production function shows that the number of apples picked increases at a decreasing rate because of:


A) diminishing returns.
B) increasing returns.
C) constant returns.
D) workers becoming lazier.

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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Marginal cost is the change in _____ cost resulting from a one-unit change in _____.


A) total; a variable input
B) total; output
C) total; average cost
D) average; output

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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When a firm adds physical capital, in the short run fixed costs will:


A) increase.
B) decrease.
C) remain the same.
D) decrease at first and then increase.

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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It is common in large breweries for the long-run average total cost to decline as output increases. This indicates that many breweries operate with:


A) diseconomies of scale.
B) diminishing marginal returns.
C) economies of scale.
D) constant returns to scale.

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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Use the following to answer questions: Use the following to answer questions:   -(Table: Cakes)  Look at the table Cakes. Pat is opening a bakery to make and sell special birthday cakes. She is trying to decide how many mixers to purchase. Her estimated fixed and average variable costs if she purchases one, two, or three mixers are shown in the table. Assume that average variable costs do not vary with the quantity of output. If Pat purchases three mixers and bakes 100 cakes per day, what is her average fixed cost? A)  $4 B)  $25 C)  $2,496 D)  $10,000 -(Table: Cakes) Look at the table Cakes. Pat is opening a bakery to make and sell special birthday cakes. She is trying to decide how many mixers to purchase. Her estimated fixed and average variable costs if she purchases one, two, or three mixers are shown in the table. Assume that average variable costs do not vary with the quantity of output. If Pat purchases three mixers and bakes 100 cakes per day, what is her average fixed cost?


A) $4
B) $25
C) $2,496
D) $10,000

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Use the following to answer questions: Figure: A Firm's Cost Curves Use the following to answer questions: Figure: A Firm's Cost Curves   -(Figure: A Firm's Cost Curves)  Look at the figure A Firm's Cost Curves. The curve labeled V represents the firm's _____ cost curve. A)  total B)  average total C)  marginal D)  average variable -(Figure: A Firm's Cost Curves) Look at the figure A Firm's Cost Curves. The curve labeled V represents the firm's _____ cost curve.


A) total
B) average total
C) marginal
D) average variable

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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The short-run average total cost curve is The short-run average total cost curve is   -shaped because at low output levels the spreading effect of falling average fixed costs dominates the diminishing returns effect, while at high output levels the reverse is true. -shaped because at low output levels the spreading effect of falling average fixed costs dominates the diminishing returns effect, while at high output levels the reverse is true.

A) True
B) False

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Use the following to answer questions: Use the following to answer questions:   -(Table: Costs of Birthday Cakes)  Look at the table Costs of Birthday Cakes. Assume that fixed costs are $10. What is the average variable cost of 4 cakes? A)  $38.00 B)  $10.00 C)  $9.50 D)  $8.00 -(Table: Costs of Birthday Cakes) Look at the table Costs of Birthday Cakes. Assume that fixed costs are $10. What is the average variable cost of 4 cakes?


A) $38.00
B) $10.00
C) $9.50
D) $8.00

E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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A _____ is an organization that produces goods or services for sale.


A) production function
B) firm
C) variable input
D) fixed input

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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A firm that is able to use its inputs more efficiently as it increases production in the long run best demonstrates:


A) economies of scale.
B) diseconomies of scale.
C) labor-intensive production.
D) capital-intensive production.

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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The long-run average total cost curve shows the relationship between output and the average total cost when fixed cost has been chosen to minimize average total cost for each level of output.

A) True
B) False

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With one input fixed, a firm will find that as it attempts to produce more, the total product curve increases at a decreasing rate and its marginal product curve is:


A) downward-sloping.
B) upward-sloping.
C) constant and horizontal at the marginal product axis.
D) constant and vertical at the quantity axis.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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A business produces 10 pairs of eyeglasses. It incurs $30 in average variable cost and $5 in average fixed cost. The average total cost of producing 10 pairs of eyeglasses is:


A) $30.
B) $35.
C) $50.
D) $300.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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If your firm is operating in the negatively sloped portion of a long-run average total cost curve, then your production exhibits:


A) higher wages.
B) increasing returns to scale.
C) decreasing returns to scale.
D) increased input prices.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Use the following to answer questions: Use the following to answer questions:   -(Figure: Marginal Product of Labor)  Look at the figure The Marginal Product of Labor. The total product of labor for five workers is _____ bushels. A)  11 B)  45 C)  55 D)  75 -(Figure: Marginal Product of Labor) Look at the figure The Marginal Product of Labor. The total product of labor for five workers is _____ bushels.


A) 11
B) 45
C) 55
D) 75

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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Use the following to answer questions: Use the following to answer questions:   -(Table: Costs of Producing Bagels)  Look at the table Cost of Producing Bagels. The marginal cost of producing the sixth bagel is: A)  $0.10. B)  $0.15. C)  $0.20. D)  $0.80. -(Table: Costs of Producing Bagels) Look at the table Cost of Producing Bagels. The marginal cost of producing the sixth bagel is:


A) $0.10.
B) $0.15.
C) $0.20.
D) $0.80.

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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