21. Which of the following is not true? a. Marginal cost intersects average variable cost at its minimum point. b. Marginal cost intersects average total cost at its minimum point. c. Marginal cost intersects average fixed cost at its minimum point. d. Average fixed cost intersects average variable cost at its minimum point. 22. If a consumer moves upward along an indifference curve, his or her total utility: a. remains constant. b. first decreases, then increases. c. increases. d. first increases, then decreases. 23. Jill Smith, a careful maximizer of utility, consumes only two goods, peanut butter and ice cream. She had just achieved the utility-maximizing solution in her consumption of the two goods when the price of peanut butter rose. As she adjusts to this event, she will consume: a. more peanut butter and more ice cream. b. less peanut butter and less ice cream. c. more peanut butter and less ice cream. d. less peanut butter and more ice cream. 24. In the long run: a. the firm considers all factors as fixed. b. the firm considers all factors as variable. c. production choices are more limited than in the short run. d. production is always greater than zero. 25. Marginal cost, mathematically, is the slope of the: a. average total cost curve. b. average variable cost curve. c. average fixed cost curve. d. total cost curve.
21. Which of the following is not true? a. Marginal cost intersects average variable cost at its minimum point. b. Marginal cost intersects average total cost at its minimum point. c. Marginal cost intersects average fixed cost at its minimum point. d. Average fixed cost intersects average variable cost at its minimum point. 22. If a consumer moves upward along an indifference curve, his or her total utility: a. remains constant. b. first decreases, then increases. c. increases. d. first increases, then decreases. 23. Jill Smith, a careful maximizer of utility, consumes only two goods, peanut butter and ice cream. She had just achieved the utility-maximizing solution in her consumption of the two goods when the price of peanut butter rose. As she adjusts to this event, she will consume: a. more peanut butter and more ice cream. b. less peanut butter and less ice cream. c. more peanut butter and less ice cream. d. less peanut butter and more ice cream. 24. In the long run: a. the firm considers all factors as fixed. b. the firm considers all factors as variable. c. production choices are more limited than in the short run. d. production is always greater than zero. 25. Marginal cost, mathematically, is the slope of the: a. average total cost curve. b. average variable cost curve. c. average fixed cost curve. d. total cost curve.
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