Before Starring in Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr

question 60

Multiple Choice

Before starring in Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr. had played in many movies with first-weekend box office revenues averaging about $5 million. Iron Man earned $102 million in its first weekend. The success of Iron Man ________ the opportunity cost of hiring Robert Downey Jr. and ________ the marginal benefit to movie producers of hiring him.

• A) increases; decreases
• B) decreases; decreases
• C) decreases; increases
• D) increases; increases
• E) decreases; does not change

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