Introduction to Economics and Economic Thinkers
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What is another name for the Fixed-Proportions Production Function?

  • Implicit Cost
  • Accounting Cost
  • Leontief production function (correct)
  • Increasing Returns to Scale
  • In which situation does output more than double when all inputs are doubled?

  • Constant Returns to Scale
  • Increasing Returns to Scale (correct)
  • Explicit Cost
  • Decreasing Returns to Scale
  • What is the main characteristic of Constant Returns to Scale?

  • Output more than doubles when all inputs are doubled
  • Output less than doubles when all inputs are doubled
  • Output doubles when all inputs are doubled (correct)
  • Output remains the same regardless of input changes
  • Which cost type includes actual expenses and depreciation charges for capital equipment?

    <p>Accounting Cost</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Opportunity cost related to in a firm's operations?

    <p>Utilizing economic resources in production</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of cost considers all costs relevant to production, both explicit and implicit?

    <p>Economic Cost</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What leads to lower income for a firm but is not recorded on the balance sheet?

    <p>Implicit Cost</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In a scenario where output less than doubles when all inputs are doubled, which situation does this represent?

    <p>Decreasing Returns to Scale</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which situation cannot be substituted for among inputs in the fixed-proportions production function?

    <p>Increasing Returns to Scale</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used for a cost that has no measurable cost to a firm?

    <p>Explicit Cost</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which situation does output less than double when all inputs are doubled?

    <p>Decreasing Returns to Scale</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which cost type includes all costs relevant to production, both explicit and implicit?

    <p>Economic Cost</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the rate at which output increases as inputs are increased proportionally?

    <p>Returns to Scale</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which production function makes it impossible to make any substitute among inputs?

    <p>Fixed-Proportions Production Function</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is another term for the Leontief production function?

    <p>Fixed-Proportions Production Function</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which decision leads to lower income for a firm but is not recorded on the balance sheet?

    <p>Implicit Cost</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What kind of cost is the cost of utilizing economic resources in production?

    <p>Economic Cost</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term describes the situation in which output more than doubles when all inputs are doubled?

    <p>Constant Returns to Scale</p> Signup and view all the answers

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