The Short Run Is a Time Period Such That

question 23

Multiple Choice

The short run is a time period such that

• A) the existing firms in the market do not have sufficient time to change the amounts of any of the inputs that they employ.
• B) the existing firms in the market do not have sufficient time to either increase or decrease their current rate of output.
• C) the existing firms in the market do not have sufficient time to increase the size of their existing plant or build a new factory.
• D) new firms may build plants and enter the industry.

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Definitions:

Critical Value

A threshold value used in hypothesis testing that defines the boundary between the region where the null hypothesis is rejected and the region where it is not rejected.

Test Statistic

A value calculated from sample data during hypothesis testing used to decide whether to reject the null hypothesis.

P-value

The probability of obtaining test results at least as extreme as those observed during the test, assuming that the null hypothesis is correct.

Critical Value

A point on the scale of the test statistic beyond which we reject the null hypothesis, it's determined by the chosen significance level.