Questions and Answers
What is the correct alternative for choosing a relevant time period if firms can neither enter nor leave an industry?
In the short-run production function, which statement is true?
How many units should be produced to break even if fixed costs are $15,000, variable cost per unit is $5, and selling price per unit is $10?
What differentiates monopolistic competition from perfect competition?
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Which true statement reflects a monopoly market structure?
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When does total utility coincide with marginal utility?
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What can be inferred about demand if the price of product A drops from 100 to 90 lei and demand increases from 70 to 75 units?
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What is the price elasticity of a vertical demand curve?
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What does an indifference curve represent?
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What is Gross National Product?
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Study Notes
Firms in Industries
- In the intermediate run, firms can neither enter nor leave an industry.
- In the short run, at least one resource is fixed and others are variable.
Production Function and Costs
- Fixed costs are fixed, whereas variable costs vary with the quantity produced.
- The break-even point is the quantity at which total revenue equals total cost.
- In the given example, the break-even point is 5,000 units, where fixed costs are 15,000,variablecostperunitis15,000, variable cost per unit is 15,000,variablecostperunitis5, and selling price per unit is $10.
Market Structures
- The main difference between monopolistic and perfect competition is the market power of competitors.
- In a monopoly, there are no competitors on the relevant market, and input barriers are low.
Consumer Theory
- Total utility coincides with marginal utility at the level of the last unit consumed.
- If the demand for a product increases from 70 to 75 units when the price is reduced from 100 to 90 lei, the demand is elastic.
- A vertical demand curve is perfectly inelastic.
- An indifference curve represents equal utility from the consumption of two combinations of goods.
National Income
- Gross National Product is Gross Domestic Product plus net property income from abroad.
- Net National Product is Gross National Product minus depreciation.
- Real national income is nominal national income adjusted for inflation.
Time Value of Money
- A unit of money obtained today is worth more than a unit of money obtained in the future due to the time value of money.
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Test your knowledge of economics with this quiz on production functions and time periods, including short run, long run, and intermediate run. Explore the fixed and variable resources in production.