Inventories Held by Firms

question 134

Multiple Choice

Inventories held by firms

• A)tend to increase the severity of short-run fluctuations.
• B)tend to reduce the severity of short-run fluctuations.
• C)are held by businesses because they are a costless way of responding to demand shocks.
• D)are the result of positive demand shocks.

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Definitions:

Long-Run Average Cost Curve

A graphical representation that shows the minimum average cost of production at various levels of output when all inputs, including capital, are variable.

Diseconomies of Scale

A situation in which a company or business grows so large that the costs per unit increase with the level of output.

Economies of Scale

Cost advantages reaped by companies when production becomes efficient, as the scale of the operant increases, typically leading to a lower cost per unit.

Short-Run Losses

Financial deficits experienced by a business or project within a brief period, often due to initial start-up costs or market fluctuations.