Eco550 final Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Question 1 0 out of 4 points Evidence from empirical studies of long-run cost-output relationships lends support to the: a. existence of a non-linear cubic total cost function b. hypothesis that marginal costs first decrease, then gradually increase over the normal operating range of the firm c. hypothesis that total costs increase quadratically over the ranges of output examined d. hypothesis that total costs increase linearly over some considerable range of output examined e. none of the above...

PART 1 Question 1 0 out of 4 points Evidence from empirical studies of long-run cost-output relationships lends support to the: a. existence of a non-linear cubic total cost function b. hypothesis that marginal costs first decrease, then gradually increase over the normal operating range of the firm c. hypothesis that total costs increase quadratically over the ranges of output examined d. hypothesis that total costs increase linearly over some considerable range of output examined e. none of th...

Question 1 4 out of 4 points Consider the game known as the Prisoner's Dilemma. What's the dilemma? a. By both not confessing, both get to the cooperative solution and minimize time in prison. b. By both confessing, both get to the noncooperative solution and both serve significant time in prison. c. As a group, they are better off cooperating by not confessing, but each player has an incentive to be first to confess in a double cross. d. The problem is that the spies should never have been ca...

Question 1 0 out of 4 points Evidence from empirical studies of long-run cost-output relationships lends support to the: a. existence of a non-linear cubic total cost function b. hypothesis that marginal costs first decrease, then gradually increase over the normal operating range of the firm c. hypothesis that total costs increase quadratically over the ranges of output examined d. hypothesis that total costs increase linearly over some considerable range of output examined e. none of the above...