Assume That the Relative Prices of Capital and Labor Have

question 191

Multiple Choice

Assume that the relative prices of capital and labor have not changed. As a firm's expenditures for capital and labor decrease, its isocost line

• A) shifts out parallel to the original isocost line.
• B) shifts in parallel to the original isocost line.
• C) rotates outward on the Y-intercept.
• D) rotates outward on the X-intercept.

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Definitions:

Significant Influence

The power to participate in the financial and operating policy decisions of an investee but is not control or joint control over those policies.

Net Book Value

The value of an asset after deducting accumulated depreciation, amortization, and impairment from its original cost.

Investment Account

A financial account held at a financial institution that holds securities, cash, and other assets for investment purposes.

Goodwill

An asset without physical form that is generated when one company buys another at a price greater than the fair value of the acquired company's net assets that can be identified.