According to figure 5.1, why does "marginal cost" go down and then up again as more goods are produced?

Afirm is producing at minimum average total cost with its current plant. draw the firm's long-run average cost curve. label it. draw a point on the lrac curve at which the firm cannot lower its average total cost. draw the firm's short-run average total cost curve that is consistent with the point you have drawn. label it.g

Alex is the r& d manager with digital copier inc. the company is having a problem with one of its most popular copiers jamming. the vice president of marketing told alex that "we need to quickly discover how to turn this problem into a desirable situation. you need to determine the underlying cause of the problem and perhaps even make improvements to the copier." when alex analyzes the underlying causes of the paper-jam problem, which function is he performing? a. synergy b. diagnosis c. analytics d. feasibility e. mbo

Resource x is necessary to the production of good y. if the price of resource x rises, the curve for good y will shift resulting in a(n) in the equilibrium price of y and a(n) in the equilibrium quantity of y. a. supply; leftward; increase; increase b. demand; leftward; decrease; decrease c. supply; rightward; decrease; increase. d. demand; rightward; increase; increase e. supply; leftward; increase; decrease