Answer:
The correct answer is option A.
Explanation:
A production possibility curve shows the different bundles of maximum possible two goods that can be produced using the given resources. The production possibility curve is concave to the origin.
This shape of the curve is because of opportunity cost. We know that to increase the production of one commodity we need to sacrifice production of its alternative.
The resources can not be perfectly substituted and the opportunity cost goes on increasing with the increase in output, that's why the production possibility curve is bowed out or concave to the origin.
Answer:
The correct answer is D.
Explanation:
Monopolistic competition is a type of imperfect competition such that many producers sell products that are differentiated from one another as goods but not perfect substitutes (such as from branding, quality, or location). In monopolistic competition, a firm takes the prices charged by its rivals as given and ignores the impact of its own prices on the prices of other firms.
Monopolistic competitive markets:
have products that are highly differentiated, meaning that there is a perception that the goods are different for reasons other than price;
have many firms providing the good or service;
firms can freely enter and exits in the long-run;
firms can make decisions independently;
there is some degree of market power, meaning producers have some control over price; and
buyers and sellers have imperfect information.
Answer:
Which of the following observations is true?
d. In the long run, more costs become variable.
Explanation:
The long run is a period of time in which all factors of production and costs are variable.
Answer:
B) False: since it is still a closely held C corporation, it cannot reduce its ordinary income through passive losses. If it hadn't been a closely held C corporation then it could have made the deductions.
Explanation:
Passive losses are losses resulting from financial activities, i.e. investments in other corporations where the investor doesn't participate in.
Passive losses cannot offset ordinary income, they must be matched against passive gains only. If passive losses exceed passive gains, they can be carried forward without limitation.
The only exception applies to C corporations that are not;
- closely held corporations or
- personal service corporations.
Qualifying C corporations can actually deduct passive losses from certain ordinary income.
Closely held C Corporations are corporations where during the last 6 months, 50% or more of its stock is owned by 5 or fewer investors.
