Table 3-4 Assume That the Farmer and the Rancher Can Switch Between

question 215

Multiple Choice

Table 3-4
Assume that the farmer and the rancher can switch between producing meat and producing potatoes at a constant rate.

-Refer to Table 3-4.The opportunity cost of 1 pound of potatoes for the farmer is

• A) 1/4 pound of meat.
• B) 2 hours of labor.
• C) 4 pounds of meat.
• D) 8 hours of labor.

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Definitions:

Minimum ATC

The lowest point on the average total cost curve, representing the most efficient scale of production.

Purely Competitive Market

An idealized market structure characterized by a large number of small firms, identical products, and free entry and exit, leading to perfect competition.

Long-run Equilibrium

The state in which all factors of production and costs are variable, leading to a situation where no firm in the market wants to change its output level, assuming no external changes.

Producer Surplus

The difference between the actual price a producer receives (or producers receive) and the minimum acceptable price; the triangular area above the supply curve and below the market price.