The Shape of an Experience Curve Suggests That

question 28

Multiple Choice

The shape of an experience curve suggests that

• A)specialization does not matter.
• B)learning does not pay.
• C)experience can lower costs.
• D)none of these choices.

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Definitions:

Hourly Wage

The rate an employee is paid for each hour of work.

Labor-Supply Curve

A graphical representation showing the relationship between the amount of labor workers are willing to provide at different wage rates.

Opportunity Cost

The cost of forgoing the next best alternative when making a decision or choosing to consume or produce one good or service over another.

Marginal Product

Marginal Product is the additional output resulting from a one-unit increase in the quantity of a particular input, holding all other inputs constant.