In 2009 the National Academy of Sciences (2009) Produced a Report

question 86

Multiple Choice

In 2009 the National Academy of Sciences (2009) produced a report that:

• A) supported the validity and accuracy of many forensic science methods used by police and prosecutors.
• B) the police used new technology always in appropriate ways.
• C) questioned the validity and accuracy of many forensic science methods used by police and prosecutors.
• D) society was distrustful whenever the police used new technologies in their investigations.

Understand the significance of the marginal cost in profit maximization for firms in perfectly competitive markets.

Grasp the conditions under which perfectly competitive firms decide to produce or shut down in the short run.

Recognize the role of price, average total cost, and marginal cost in determining a firm's profitability.

Distinguish between the short run and long run in perfectly competitive markets.

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