0. Basic Principles of Economics

The marginal cost curve shows the relationship between:

Self-interest, marginal decision making, and optimization form the basis for which of the following?

Which of the following is a step in conducting a cost-benefit analysis?

Why does the marginal cost curve typically have a U-shape in microeconomics?

Which of the following best describes the typical graphical portrayal of marginal cost in microeconomics?

Suppose a firm's total revenue increases from 100 to 108 when it sells the 11th unit of output. What is the marginal revenue received from the 11th unit?

The marginal benefit of a slice of pizza is the:

In economics, what does it mean when we say that optimal decisions are made at the margin?

Refer to Table 13-9. If the total output with two workers is 30 units and with three workers is 42 units, what is the marginal product of the third worker?

In the context of marginal analysis, when is separable programming most applicable?

Based on the chart, which statement best describes the behavior of marginal cost as output increases?

If a firm is producing at a quantity of output where marginal revenue exceeds marginal cost, then which of the following is true?

Why do many economic decisions involve thinking at the margin?

Refer to Table 14-4. If the total revenue from selling 2 units is \$40 and the total revenue from selling 3 units is \$54, what is the marginal revenue from selling the 3rd unit?

One method for studying opportunity cost is to think in terms of: