Questions from Managerial Economics


Q: According to the law of diminishing marginal returns, marginal returns:

According to the law of diminishing marginal returns, marginal returns: a. diminish always prior to increasing. b. diminish constantly. c. diminish never.

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Q: It costs a firm $90 per unit to produce product A

It costs a firm $90 per unit to produce product A and $70 per unit to produce product B individually. If the firm can produce both products together at $175 per unit of product A and B, this exhibits...

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Q: A company faces the following costs at the respective production level in

A company faces the following costs at the respective production level in addition to its fixed costs of $50,000: Quantity Marginal Cost Sale Price Marginal Return  1 $10,000 $20,000 $10,000...

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Q: Once marginal cost rises above average cost, a. Average

Once marginal cost rises above average cost, a. Average costs will increase b. Average costs are unaffected c. Average costs will decrease d. None of the above

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Q: Jim has estimated elasticity of demand for gasoline to be -0

Jim has estimated elasticity of demand for gasoline to be -0.7 in the short-run and -1.8 in the long run. A decrease in taxes on gasoline would: a. lower revenue in both the short and long run. b. ra...

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Q: It’s lunch time, you are hungry and you would like to

It’s lunch time, you are hungry and you would like to have some pizza. By the law of diminishing marginal value, a. You would pay more for your first slice of pizza than your second. b. You would p...

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Q: Transfer prices should be set at a. marginal cost of

Transfer prices should be set at a. marginal cost of the selling division plus a reasonable profit amount. b. marginal cost of the selling division unless it is evaluated as a profit center. c. the op...

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Q: Jim recently graduated from college. His income increased tremendously from $

Jim recently graduated from college. His income increased tremendously from $5,000 a year to $60,000 a year. Jim decided that instead of renting he will buy a house. This implies that a. houses are no...

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Q: Which of the following goods has a negative income elasticity of demand

Which of the following goods has a negative income elasticity of demand? a. Cars b. Items from Dollar stores c. Shoes d. Bread

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Q: An economist estimated the cross-price elasticity for peanut butter and

An economist estimated the cross-price elasticity for peanut butter and jelly to be 1.5. Based on this information, we know the goods are a. inferior goods. b. complements. c. inelastic. d. substitu...

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