If Movement Along a Graph Causes the Value on the Vertical

question 157

Multiple Choice

If movement along a graph causes the value on the vertical axis to rise by 5 units and the value on the horizontal axis to fall by 10 units, the slope of the function is

• A)5
• B)−.5.
• C)−2.
• D)−72.

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Definitions:

MC Curve

Marginal cost curve represents how the cost of producing one more unit of a good changes as production scales.

Market Quantity

The total amount of a good or service supplied and purchased in a market at a given price.

Fixed Costs

Costs that do not vary with the quantity of output produced, such as rent or salaries.

Economic Profit

The difference between total revenue and total cost, including both explicit and implicit costs, representing excess earnings over the opportunity cost of capital.