The "Triple Bottom Line" Refers to What Three Performance Metrics

question 65

Multiple Choice

The "triple bottom line" refers to what three performance metrics a company should simultaneously succeed in?

• A)economic, social, and environmental
• B)pay, power, and performance
• C)planning, execution, and results
• D)legal, social, and economical
• E)legal, social, and environmental

Understand the economic implications of firms exiting an industry due to decreased demand.

Explain how and why the marginal cost curve is relevant to production decisions.

Evaluate the relevance and application of the competitive price-taker model in understanding market dynamics.

Discuss the implications of a firm's inability to cover variable costs and the decision to shut down.

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Definitions:

Consumer Surplus

The gap between what consumers are prepared and able to spend on a product or service and the actual amount they end up paying.

Perfect Price Discriminator

A theoretical entity that charges each consumer the maximum price they would be willing to pay for a good or service.

Perfectly Competitive Firm

A company that operates in a market where buyers and sellers are so numerous and well informed that all elements of monopoly are absent, and the market price of goods is beyond the control of individual buyers and sellers.

Social Loss

Social loss is the total loss to society due to factors like inefficient resource allocation or externalities, which includes both private and external costs.