Answer:
The correct answer is letter "B": Order Qualifier.
Explanation:
An Order Qualifier represents the minimum features a good or service must meet so consumers can think about purchasing them. Variables that could fall into this category are price, convenience or the product's reputation. If the good or service accomplishes one of those characteristics and is of preference of the consumers, then the firm has an order winner.
Answer:
A. 1/3 computers
B. 0.6 computers
Explanation:
A. The opportunity cost incurred by the US to make cars is the number of computers it would have to give up to make a car.
The US can either make 12 cars or 4 computers. For every car made therefore the US forgoes;
= 4/12
= 1/3 computers.
B. The same logic applies to Japan. They can either make 10 cars or 6 computers.
Their opportunity cost for cars is therefore;
= 6/10
= 0.6 computers
Answer:
1. The mandatory retirement age in Wonkaland is abolished.
- INCREASE IN THE LONG RUN AGGREGATE SUPPLY CURVE: greater use of labor
2. Wonkaland's main export is candy. Candy from this country increases in popularity as consumers all over the world want to buy Wonkalandian candy.
- NO CHANGE IN THE LONG RUN AGGREGATE SUPPLY CURVE
3. Since candy from Wonkaland has become an international sensation, factories in Wonkaland double the number of candy making machines.
- INCREASE IN THE LONG RUN AGGREGATE SUPPLY CURVE: greater use of capital investments
4. The top candy companies in Wonkaland chose to relocate their means of production to other countries around the world.
- DECREASE IN THE LONG RUN AGGREGATE SUPPLY CURVE: lower use of capital investments
Explanation:
The long run aggregate supply curve is only affected by changes in capital, labor and technology. If the use of these factors increases, the LRAS curve will increase, if their use decreases, then the LRAS curve decreases.
Answer:
b. Continue operating as the firm is covering all the variable costs and some of the fixed costs
Explanation:
A firm should shutdown operations if its price is less than average variable cost.
The price the firm sells is $15
Average variable cost is $10.
Price is greater than average variable cost in excess of $5.
The $5 covers some of the average fixed cost.
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Answer:
d. Milton Friedman
Explanation:
Milton Friedman is an American economist that believed in the free market capitalism. He was a free market advocate. He therefore advocated that the social responsibility of a manager is to maximize shareholders returns.
