A Business Firm's Profitability Is Based in Part on the

question 71

Multiple Choice

A business firm's profitability is based in part on the

• A) prices of their nonlabor inputs.
• B) productivity of their workers.
• C) wages they must pay their workers.
• D) business taxes they must pay.
• E) all of the above

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Definitions:

Pareto Efficient

An economic state where resources are allocated in a way that it is impossible to make any one individual better off without making at least one individual worse off.

Public Good

A commodity or service that is provided without profit to all members of a society, either by the government or a private individual or organization.

Private Good

An economic product or service that is consumed by an individual or a specific group, characterized by its exclusivity and rivalry in consumption.

Utility Function

A mathematical representation that assigns a value to every possible choice to represent the level of satisfaction or happiness it provides the consumer.