Production Technologies and Inputs/Outputs Quiz
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What do economists refer to as outputs?

Products or services that firms produce and can sell profitably.

What are the inputs that economists refer to?

Materials, labor, land, and equipment firms use to produce outputs.

Give an example of the materials Dell uses to produce personal computers.

Memory chips, hard drives, shipping boxes.

What is the focus when considering a firm that produces just one product?

<p>The basic lessons that apply more generally to production.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do firms try to produce products or services that they can sell profitably?

<p>To generate profit and sustain their business operations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the various inputs that Dell uses to produce personal computers?

<p>Materials (memory chips, hard drives, shipping boxes), capital equipment (conveyor belts, testing equipment, trucks), labor (computer assemblers, advertising executives, truck drivers), and land (for its factories)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus when considering a firm that produces just one product?

<p>The simpler case in which a firm produces just one product</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the basic lessons that apply more generally to firms producing multiple products?

<p>The basic lessons apply more generally</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do firms try to produce products or services that they can sell profitably?

<p>Firms try to produce products or services that they can sell profitably in order to make a profit</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do economists refer to as outputs?

<p>Products or services that firms produce and can sell profitably</p> Signup and view all the answers

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