At 30 Units of Output, a Firm's Marginal Cost and Average

question 152

Multiple Choice

At 30 units of output, a firm's marginal cost and average variable cost each equal $10.Therefore, assuming normally shaped cost curves, at 29 units of output its marginal cost:

• A) is greater than $10 and its average variable cost is less than $10.
• B) is less than $10 and its average variable cost is more than $10.
• C) and its average variable cost are each greater than $10.
• D) and its average variable cost are each equal to $10.

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Definitions:

Action Potential

An action potential is a temporary reversal in the electrical charge across a cell's plasma membrane, responsible for the propagation of nerve impulses.

Optogenetics

A biotechnological method that uses light to control cells within living tissue, often neurons, to precisely study and manipulate physiological processes.

Channelrhodopsin-2

A light-sensitive ion channel used in optogenetics for controlling and studying neurons with light.

Halorhodopsin

A light-activated chloride pump used in optogenetics to inhibit neurons by hyperpolarizing their membrane potential.