Short-run And Long-run Costs Jamb Economics Past Questions

Question 26

When a firm is reaping economies of large-scale production, it experiences a fall in its?

jamb 1998

  • A. long-run marginal cost
  • B. long-run average cost
  • C. long-run total cost
  • D. short-run marginal cost
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Question 27

In the short-run a firm marginal cost curve above the point of shut-down is its?

jamb 2002

  • A. demand curve
  • B. supply curve
  • C. cost curve
  • D. supply curve
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Question 28

A firm operating at full capacity will experience rising short-run total costs when

jamb 2004

  • A. prices of its variable inputs rise
  • B. prices of its variable inputs fall
  • C. there is a change in management
  • D. labour productivity increases
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Question 29

The output at which total revenue equals total cost is known as?

jamb 1988

  • A. profit-maximizing output
  • B. break even level output
  • C. loss-minizing output
  • D. least-cost output
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Question 30

Which of the following is TRUE at the quantity of output where Average Cost (AC) per unit has reached its minimum level?

jamb 1988

  • A. AVC=FC
  • B. MC=AVC
  • C. MC=AC
  • D. AC=AFC
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