A Perfectly Competitive Firm in a Constant-Cost Industry Produces 1,000

question 144

True/False

A perfectly competitive firm in a constant-cost industry produces 1,000 units of a good at a total cost of $50,000.If the prevailing market price is $48, the number of firms and the industry's output will decrease in the long run.

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Definitions:

Expansionary Gap

A situation where the actual output in an economy is greater than the potential output due to high demand.

Nominal Wages

The amount of money an employee is paid before adjustments for inflation, reflecting the current value of money.

Real Wages

The purchasing power of wages, adjusted for inflation, showing how many goods and services can be bought with a unit of labor.

Phillips Curve

An economic theory suggesting an inverse relationship between the rate of inflation and the rate of unemployment within an economy.