Suppose a Developing Country Experiences a Reduction in Machinery and Capital

question 15

Multiple Choice

Suppose a developing country experiences a reduction in machinery and capital equipment as foreign entrepreneurs decrease the amount of investment in the economy.As a result,

• A)the long-run aggregate supply curve will shift to the right.
• B)the long-run aggregate supply curve will shift to the left.
• C)the economy will move up along the long-run aggregate supply curve.
• D)the economy will move down along the long-run aggregate supply curve.
• E)long-run aggregate supply will become more sensitive to price.

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Definitions:

Market Quantity

The total amount of a good or service supplied and purchased in a market at a given price.

Fixed Costs

Costs that do not vary with the quantity of output produced, such as rent or salaries.

Economic Profit

The difference between total revenue and total cost, including both explicit and implicit costs, representing excess earnings over the opportunity cost of capital.

MR Curve

The marginal revenue curve, which shows how the revenue from selling one more unit of a good or service changes as the quantity sold changes.