Macroeconomics

Regarding the production of health care, more recent studies suggest t

Regarding the production of health care, more recent studies suggest that: A) economies of scale exist up to a hospital size of approximately 500 beds. B) hospitals of many different sizes can compete effectively with each other on the basis of cost. C) the LRAC curve exhibits significant diseconomies of scale beginning with a hospital […]

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Date: September 10th, 2020

Consider an indifference curve drawn for movies and pizzas. Which of t

Consider an indifference curve drawn for movies and pizzas. Which of the following statements about this indifference curve is false? A) As an individual consumes more pizzas, the amount of movies the consumer is willing to give up for an additional pizza increases. B) If the individual consumes more pizzas, the amount of movies consumed […]

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Date: September 10th, 2020

An index, based on a telephone survey of 500 households conducted by t

An index, based on a telephone survey of 500 households conducted by the University of Michigan, that measures households’ attitudes regarding expected business conditions, personal financial conditions, an consumer confidence about purchasing furniture and major household appliances is called the: A) Consumer Sentiment Index. B) Consumer Confidence Index. C) Consumer Satisfaction Index. D) Consumer Consumption […]

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Date: September 10th, 2020

The technique that estimates long-run costs and the minimum efficient

The technique that estimates long-run costs and the minimum efficient scale by determining the scale of operation at which most firms in an industry are concentrated is called the: A) engineering estimation technique. B) statistical cost estimation technique. C) survivor approach. D) back-of-the-envelope approach.   ANSWER C

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Date: September 10th, 2020