Statement I: Shutting Down and Going Out of Business Mean

question 48

Multiple Choice

Statement I: Shutting down and going out of business mean exactly the same thing.
Statement II: A firm will shut down if variable cost is greater than total revenue.

• A)Statement I is true and statement II is false.
• B)Statement II is true and statement I is false.
• C)Both statements are true.
• D)Both statements are false.

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Definitions:

Market Equilibrium

The state in a market where the quantity demanded of a good matches the quantity supplied, leading to a stable price for the good.

Corrective Subsidy

A financial incentive provided by the government designed to encourage activities that yield external benefits or to correct a market failure by reducing private costs.

Social Optimum

The most efficient allocation of resources, resulting in the maximization of social welfare and benefiting all members of a society.

Corrective Tax

Levies imposed to address and ameliorate the negative externalities generated by certain economic activities, thereby realigning social and private costs.