-Refer to the Above Table

question 208

Multiple Choice

-Refer to the above table. The price of a hamburger is $2, the price of a movie is $10, and the consumer has $44. What is the change in quantity demanded of hamburgers if the price of a hamburger decreases to $1?

• A) Quantity demanded increases by 1 hamburger.
• B) Quantity demanded increases by 2 hamburgers.
• C) Quantity demanded increases by 3 hamburgers.
• D) Quantity demanded increases by 4 hamburgers.

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Definitions:

Production

The creation or manufacture of goods and services with the combination of labor, equipment, technologies, and raw materials.

Diminishing Returns

A principle stating that if one factor of production is increased while others are held constant, the output per unit of the variable factor will eventually decrease.

ATC

An abbreviation for Average Total Cost, a financial metric calculated by dividing the total cost by the quantity of output produced.

MC

Often referred to as Marginal Cost, it is the increase in total cost that arises from an extra unit of production.