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As a firm moves along its long-run average cost curve, it is adjusting the size of its factory to the quantity of production.

A) True
B) False

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The difference between accounting profit and economic profit relates to


A) the manner in which revenues are defined.
B) how marginal revenue is calculated.
C) the manner in which costs are defined.
D) the price of the good in the market.

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

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Describe how an accounting firm could experience diseconomies of scale.

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Which of the following explains why long-run average cost at first decreases as output increases?


A) diseconomies of scale
B) less-efficient use of inputs
C) fixed costs becoming spread out over more units of output
D) gains from specialization of inputs

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

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Table 13-20 Listed in the table are the long-run total costs for three different firms. Table 13-20 Listed in the table are the long-run total costs for three different firms.   -Refer to Table 13-20. Firm A is experiencing economies of scale. -Refer to Table 13-20. Firm A is experiencing economies of scale.

A) True
B) False

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Although economists and accountants treat many costs differently, they both treat the cost of capital the same.

A) True
B) False

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Table 13-19 Table 13-19   -Refer to Table 13-19. What is the average variable cost of producing 400 units of output? -Refer to Table 13-19. What is the average variable cost of producing 400 units of output?

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A key difference between accountants and economists is their different treatment of the cost of capital. Does this cause an accountant's estimate of total costs to be higher or lower than an economist's estimate? Explain.

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An accountant would not include the forg...

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Total revenue minus only implicit costs is called


A) accounting profit.
B) economic profit.
C) opportunity cost.
D) None of the above is correct.

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

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The amount of money that a firm pays to buy inputs is called


A) total cost.
B) variable cost.
C) marginal cost.
D) fixed cost.

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

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If a firm experiences constant returns to scale at all output levels, then its long-run average total cost curve would


A) slope downward.
B) be horizontal.
C) slope upward.
D) slope downward for low output levels and upward for high output levels.

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

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Scenario 13-9 Ellie has been working for an engineering firm and earning an annual salary of $80,000. She decides to open her own engineering business. Her annual expenses will include $15,000 for office rent, $3,000 for equipment rental, $1,000 for supplies, $1,200 for utilities, and a $35,000 salary for a secretary/bookkeeper. Ellie will cover her start-up expenses by cashing in a $20,000 certificate of deposit on which she was earning annual interest of $500. -Refer to Scenario 13-9. Ellie's annual economic costs will equal


A) $55,200.
B) $75,200.
C) $80,500.
D) $135,700.

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

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Figure 13-9 The figure below depicts average total cost functions for a firm that produces automobiles. Figure 13-9 The figure below depicts average total cost functions for a firm that produces automobiles.   -Refer to Figure 13-9. This firm experiences diseconomies of scale at what output levels? A)  output levels greater than N B)  output levels between M and N C)  output levels less than M D)  All of the above are correct as long as the firm is operating in the long run. -Refer to Figure 13-9. This firm experiences diseconomies of scale at what output levels?


A) output levels greater than N
B) output levels between M and N
C) output levels less than M
D) All of the above are correct as long as the firm is operating in the long run.

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

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A firm that produces and sells furniture gets to choose


A) how many workers to hire in both the short run and the long run.
B) the size of its factories in the short run but not in the long run.
C) which short-run average-total-cost curve to use in both the short tun and the long run.
D) All of the above are correct.

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

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Scenario 13-13 Christine is an artist who creates custom cookie jars. Her annual revenue from selling the cookie jars is $90,000. The annual explicit costs of the materials used to make the cookie jars are $54,000. -Refer to Scenario 13-13. Christine used $5,000 from her personal savings account to buy pottery tools for her business. The savings account paid 1% annual interest. What is Christine's annual opportunity cost of the financial capital that she invested in her business?


A) $5
B) $50
C) $100
D) $200

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

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The average-fixed-cost curve is always declining. How does this affect the relationship between the AVC and ATC curves?

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ATC = AVC + AFC, so the vertical distanc...

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Which of the following statements about a production function is correct for a firm that uses labor to produce output?


A) The production function depicts the relationship between the quantity of labor and the quantity of output.
B) The slope of the production function measures marginal product.
C) The slopes of the production function and the total cost curve are inversely related; if one is increasing, the other is decreasing.
D) All of the above are correct.

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

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Table 13-6 Wooden Chair Factory Table 13-6 Wooden Chair Factory   -Refer to Table 13-6. The Wooden Chair Factory experiences diminishing marginal product of labor with the addition of which worker? A)  the third worker B)  the fourth worker C)  the fifth worker D)  the sixth worker -Refer to Table 13-6. The Wooden Chair Factory experiences diminishing marginal product of labor with the addition of which worker?


A) the third worker
B) the fourth worker
C) the fifth worker
D) the sixth worker

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

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Table 13-19 Table 13-19   -Refer to Table 13-19. What is the shape of the average-total-cost curve? -Refer to Table 13-19. What is the shape of the average-total-cost curve?

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ATC = TC/Q, where TC is graphed on the v...

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Assume Jack received all As in his classes last semester. If Jack gets all Bs in his classes this semester, his GPA may or may not fall.

A) True
B) False

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