The Basic Building Blocks to a Firm,or the Inputs into the Production

question 63

Multiple Choice

The basic building blocks to a firm,or the inputs into the production process,are: 

• A) competition.
• B) strategy.
• C) liabilities.
• D) resources.

Calculate economic profits or losses based on price, average cost, and output levels.

Explain the role of fixed and variable costs in the firm's short-run production decisions.

Understand the impact of market demand on equilibrium price in a purely competitive market.

Compare short-run and long-run decision-making in purely competitive firms.

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Definitions:

Short Run

In economics, the short run refers to a period during which at least one of a firm's inputs cannot be changed, limiting its capacity to adjust to demand changes.

Long Run

A period during which all factors of production and costs are variable, allowing full adjustment to any change in market conditions.

Average-Total-Cost Curve

A graphical representation showing the relationship between the average total cost of producing a good and the quantity of the good produced.

Diminishing Marginal Product

A principle stating that, holding all else constant, an increase in the quantity of one input will eventually lead to lower additional output per unit of input.