If Resource Prices Rise and the Per-Unit Cost of Producing

question 4

Multiple Choice

If resource prices rise and the per-unit cost of producing a product increases as the firms in an industry expand output in response to an increase in demand, the long-run market supply curve for the product will

• A) be perfectly elastic (a horizontal line).
• B) be perfectly inelastic (a vertical line).
• C) slope upward to the right.
• D) be more inelastic than the short-run supply curve for the product.

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Definitions:

Positive Externalities

Benefits that result from a transaction or activity and affect others not directly involved in the transaction or activity.

Marginal Social Cost

The total cost society bears for the production of an additional unit of a product, including both private and external costs.

Marginal Private Cost

The additional cost borne by a producer for producing one extra unit of a good or service.

Marginal Cost Curve

A graphical representation showing the increase in total cost that arises from producing one additional unit of a good or service.