In the short run, a firm that produces and sells cell phones can adjust:
a. how many workers to hire.
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b. the size of its factories.
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c. where to produce along its long-run average-total-cost curve.
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d. All of the choices apply.
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ANS-a. how many workers to hire.
BECAUSE SHORT RUN IS
A SMALL PERIOD IN WHICH IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO CHANGE THE SIZE OF
THE FACOTRY. AND WHEN WE ARE GIVEN THE CONDITION OF SHORT RUN HOW
CAN WE THINK OF LONG RUN.
In the short run, a firm that produces and sells cell phones can adjust: a. how...
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company produces bikes using only one factory. However, it is
considering expanding production to two or even three factories.
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cost (SRATC) each month for various levels of production if it uses
one, two, or three factories. (Note: Q equals the total quantity of
bikes produced by all factories.)
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