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Production and Costs — Practice Set 2

Translate production into dollars: the cost curves, their shapes, and the MC-ATC relationship that drives firm decisions.

Q1.

Which of the following is a fixed cost for a bakery in the short run?

Multiple choice · Foundations

Q2.

Average total cost for a firm equals:

Multiple choice · Foundations

Q3.

As output rises, average fixed cost:

Multiple choice · Foundations

Q4.

The marginal cost curve crosses the AVC and ATC curves:

Multiple choice · Intermediate

Q5.

If MC < ATC, then ATC is:

Multiple choice · Intermediate

Q6.

The AVC curve is U-shaped because of:

Multiple choice · Intermediate

Q7.

Sunk costs should be ___ when deciding whether to continue production.

Multiple choice · Intermediate

Q8.

If TFC = 200andTVC=200 and TVC = 800 at Q = 100, ATC equals:

Multiple choice · Foundations

Q9.

Economic cost differs from accounting cost by including:

Multiple choice · Intermediate

Q10.

In the long run, all costs are:

Multiple choice · Foundations