If the Demand for a Firm's Output Is Perfectly Elastic,then

question 144

Multiple Choice

If the demand for a firm's output is perfectly elastic,then the firm's Lerner Index equals

• A) zero.
• B) one.
• C) infinity.
• D) one-half.

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Definitions:

Annual Revenue

The total amount of money earned by a business over a year from its sales or services.

Economic Profits

Profits calculated by subtracting both explicit and implicit costs from total revenues.

Explicit Costs

The direct payment made to others in the course of running a business, such as wages, rent, and materials.

Implicit Costs

Implicit costs are the opportunity costs associated with a company's use of internal resources that could have been utilized elsewhere, not directly paid out in cash.