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Strayer,Devery,Harvard University
Mar-1995 - Mar-2002
Manager Planning
WalMart
Mar-2001 - Feb-2009
QUESTION 1
If graphed as function of quantity, where would the total cost and total revenue curves have the same slope?
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where they intersect, which is where profits are zero |
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at the quantity where marginal cost equals zero |
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at the profit-maximizing quantity |
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at zero  QUESTION 2 What quantity of output maximizes profits?
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QUESTION 3
In which of the following would a profit-maximizing firm shutdown temporarily?
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Marginal revenue is less than average total cost at all quantities. |
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At the quantity where marginal cost is minimized, marginal revenue is less than average total cost. |
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Total fixed cost is greater than total revenue at all quantities. |
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At the quantity where marginal revenue equal marginal cost, marginal revenue is less than average variable cost. |
QUESTION 4
Why don't firms earn positive economic profits (or "supernormal profits") in the long run in a perfectly competitive market?
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Additional competitors enter the market, shifting out supply and driving down prices, until no profit can be gained by entering the market. |
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Profitable firms expand too quickly, moving to higher production quantities where marginal costs are higher. |
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Management failures inevitably cause lower profits. |
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Average costs are always rising for every quantity chosen. Â |
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