Accounting Profits Differ from the Economist's Concept of Profits Because

question 18

Multiple Choice

Accounting profits differ from the economist's concept of profits because accounting profits

• A) fall less rapidly during recessions.
• B) are excluded from calculations of the national income.
• C) are corrected for differences in the quality of management provided by owners.
• D) are measured in a way that does not fully reflect the opportunity costs of firms' resources.
• E) vary among industries, whereas economic profits are the same among all industries.

Understand the implications of elasticity on firms' total revenue following price changes.

Recognize the significance of unit elasticity in demand.

Illustrate the elasticity of demand across different ranges of a demand curve.

Analyze the effects of elasticity on demand for labor and agricultural products.

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