Low Expected Inflation Leads to ________ Increases in Wages and Costs

question 17

Multiple Choice

Low expected inflation leads to ________ increases in wages and costs and to ________ actual inflation.

• A)large; high
• B)large; low
• C)small; low
• D)small; high

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Definitions:

Total Fixed Costs

The sum of all costs that remain constant regardless of the level of production or sales in a company.

Marginal Cost

The addition to total cost that results from producing one more unit of output.

Diseconomies of Scale

The condition in which a company's costs per unit increase as it produces more units, typically due to inefficiencies that arise with increased size or output.

Diminishing Marginal Returns

A principle stating that as additional units of a variable input are added to a fixed input, the additions to output will eventually decrease.