Microeconomics (with Digital Assets, 2 terms (12 months) Printed Access Card) (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781285738352
Author: Roger A. Arnold
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 1, Problem 6QP
To determine
Scarcity or effects of scarcity that are found in a car dealership.
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2.) Using the line drawing
tool,
plot and label the isocost line.
Carefully follow the instructions above, and only draw the required objects.
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d. Now suppose the price of labour rises to $5 per unit, but the firm still wants to produce 500 tires per day. Explain how a cost-minimizing firm adjusts to this change (with no change in technology).
A cost-minimizing firm will be producing on
▼
The samedifferently slopedparallel
isocost line. The firm will use
▼
moresameless
labour and
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less
the same amount of
more
capital and produce on
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a higher point on the same
a lower point on the same
a lower
a higher
isoquant curve.
QK
Using the graph on the right, determine how the firm
should change the quantity of the production factors in
order to reduce the costs.
The firm that is producing at point A can reduce its costs
for producing 2000 units by employing
A. same capital and more labour.
B. less capital and more labour.
○ C. less capital and the same labour.
D. more capital and more labour.
OE. more capital and less labour.
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A
B
Q =4000
Q = 2000
C
Isocost line
QL
PL
Suppose the price ratio
is the same along isocost
PK
lines A and B. In the figure at right, the difference between
isocost line A and isocost line B is that
A. the total cost is larger along B.
B. the total cost is larger along A.
OC. labour is relatively more expensive along A.
○ D. the level of output is lower along A.
OE. both capital and labour are relatively cheaper
along A.
Capital
B
Labour
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Microeconomics (with Digital Assets, 2 terms (12 months) Printed Access Card) (MindTap Course List)
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