Twitter's Purchase of IPhone App Tweetie and Its Subsequent Transformation

question 44

True/False

Twitter's purchase of iPhone app Tweetie and its subsequent transformation into the free 'Twitter for iPhone' application signals that Twitter is unwilling to move into product and service niches motivated by profits.

Recognize the conditions under which firms will either enter or leave purely competitive markets.

Identify the characteristics and outcomes of constant-cost, increasing-cost, and decreasing-cost industries in the long run.

Determine the factors that lead to changes in industry size in the long run including economic profits and losses.

Understand the significance of economic profits and normal profits in the decision-making process of firms in purely competitive markets.

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Definitions:

Absorption Costing

Absorption Costing is a method of inventory costing that includes all manufacturing costs - direct materials, direct labor, and both variable and fixed manufacturing overhead - in the cost of a product.

Inventory Decreases

A reduction in the quantity of goods or materials held in stock, which can impact production, sales, and the overall financial health of a business.

Variable Costing

An accounting method that includes only variable costs (direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead) in the cost of goods sold and inventory valuation.

Absorption Costing

An accounting method that assigns all manufacturing costs, both variable and fixed, to products.