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Based on the production data for Pat's Pizza Parlor in the above table, the marginal
product of the 4th worker is ________ pizzas.
a) 5
b) 10
c) 8
d) 45 -ANSWER C
At that amount of output where diminishing marginal returns first sets in?
a) Marginal product will begin to decline.
b) Average product will begin to decline.
c) Total product will begin to decline.
d) All of the above -ANSWER A
"Diminishing marginal returns" refer to a situation in which the...
a) Marginal product of the last worker hired is less than the marginal product of the
previous worker hired.
b) Marginal cost of the last worker hired is less than the marginal cost of the
previous worker hired.
c) Average cost of the last worker hired is less than the average cost of the
previous worker hired.
d) Average product of the last worker hired is less than the average product of the
previous worker hired. -ANSWER A
The law of diminishing returns states that as...
a) The size of a plant increases, the firm's fixed cost decreases.
b) The size of a plant increases, the firm's fixed cost increases.
c) A firm uses more of a variable input, given the quantity of fixed inputs, the firm's
average total cost will decrease eventually.
d) A firm uses more of a variable input, given the quantity of fixed inputs, the marginal
product of the variable input eventually diminishes -ANSWER C
Labor Quantity
, (workers) (T shirts per day)
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1 10
2 22
3 30
4 34
5 35
The table above shows some data that describe Tom's T-Shirts' total product when
Tom's has 1 sewing machine. Diminishing marginal returns begin when the ________ is
employed.
a) Fifth worker
b) Fourth worker
c) Second worker
d) Third worker -ANSWER D
A firm's total cost (TC) equals the sum of its fixed cost plus its
A.) Sunk cost plus its variable cost plus its marginal cost.
B.) variable cost plus its marginal cost.
C. variable cost.
D.marginal cost. -ANSWER C.
Total cost is equal to the
A.)product of the marginal cost multiplied by the average total cost.
B.)sum of the average fixed cost and the average variable cost.
C.)sum of the total fixed cost and the total variable cost.
D.)difference between the average variable cost and the average fixed cost. -ANSWER
C
Total fixed cost is the sum of all
A.)costs associated with the production of goods.
B.)explicit costs.
C.)costs of the firm's fixed inputs.