Improvements in Technology Shift The

question 21

Multiple Choice

Improvements in technology shift the:

• A) Production function downward.
• B) Marginal cost curve downward.
• C) Average total cost curve upward.
• D) Fixed cost curve upward.

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Definitions:

Market Supply Curve

A graphical representation depicting the relationship between the price of a good and the total quantity of the good that producers are willing to supply.

Marginal Cost

The increase in total cost that arises from producing one additional unit of a product or service, an important concept in economics for decision making.

Variable Input

An input in the production process that can be adjusted in the short term to change the level of output.

Industry Supply Curve

A graphical representation that shows the relationship between the price of a good and the total output of that good by all firms in the industry.