Specimen 2014 Flashcards

B
D would be incorrect becuase the question asks for average costs not total costs.

A
Monopsony employs labour where MRP=MC and pays a wage equal to average cost (AC)

A
The underproduction is more severe than the unserconsumption so a subsidy should be given.

A
Gov. bonds are long term bonds where as treasury bills are short term bonds.

B
Increase in national income (GDP) = 1/(MPS) x injection
i.e. multiplier effect

D

C
Maximum output where, marginal returns to labour = 0

B
Decreased demand for bond; reduces price; increasing yield.

D
In the short run the firm is still making a profit, so will minimalise it’s loss by staying in the market in the short run.

A
???

D
Lower opportunity cost = +export demand

D
Lack of AD leads creates cyclical unemployment
- AD doesn’t necessarily mean industry decline