Exhibit 6-15 Long-Run Average Cost

question 16

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 6-15 Long-run average cost

If the firm represented in Exhibit 6-15 is operating with a plant whose size corresponds to short-run average total cost curve A, the level of output that would minimize its short-run average total cost is:

• A) 500 units per week.
• B) 1,000 units per week.
• C) 1,500 units per week.
• D) 2,000 units per week.

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Definitions:

Marginal Utility

The change in total utility obtained by consuming one additional unit of a good or service.

Consumption Bundle

A set of goods or services that a consumer chooses to purchase at a given time.

Good 1

Typically a term used in economics to represent a specific commodity or product in theoretical discussions.

Budget Constraint

A limit on the consumption choices of individuals or entities based on their income and the prices of goods and services, representing all possible combinations of goods and services that can be purchased.