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The minimum efficient scale on the long-run cost curve below occurs
at about what output level?
450 units
300 units
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750 units
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900 units
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RATIONALE
MILESTONE
The minimum efficient scale (MES) is the lowest cost point on the
long-run average cost curve. It occurs on this graph at about 450
units.
CONCEPT
→ Long Run for the Firm
2●
Sleek Hair Accessories has produced 35,000 hair bands that cost the
company $0.03 each to make. They recently sold 35,000 of the hair
bands to a local drug store at $0.11 each. Their opportunity cost is
$1,000.
What is Sleek Hair Accessories’ economic profit?
$1,800
$2,350
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$1,500
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$2,500
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RATIONALE
Economic profit is (total explicit revenue plus total implicit
revenue) minus (total explicit cost plus total implicit cost). So, the
economic profit would be (35,000 × $0.11) − ((35,000 × $0.03) +
($1,000)) = ($3,850) − ($1,050 + $1,000) = ($3,850) − ($2,050) =
$1,800.
CONCEPTMILESTONE
→ Economic Profit: Implicit Revenue and Costs
3●
Which of the following is an example of microeconomics?