Use the Figure Below to Answer the Following Questions

question 43

Multiple Choice

Use the figure below to answer the following questions.

Figure 2.1.3
-Figure 2.1.3 illustrates Mary's production possibilities frontier. If Mary wants to move from point D to point C,

• A)it will be necessary to improve technology.
• B)it will be necessary to increase the accumulation of capital.
• C)it will be necessary to give up some of good X to obtain more of good Y.
• D)it will be necessary to give up some of good Y to obtain more of good X.
• E)she can accomplish this without any opportunity cost.

Distinguish between short-run and long-run operational decisions in terms of costs and inputs.

Understand the principle of spreading overhead and how output level affects average fixed costs.

Recognize the conditions under which a firm decides to continue operations or shut down in the short run.

Analyze the effects of output changes on costs and the decision-making process in both short-run and long-run scenarios.

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