QUESTION 3
A. 1. Explain the difference between the short run and the long run as it relates to a firm’s production function. 2. Why is this distinction important to a firm’s manager? Explain.
B. Short-run decisions are frequently referred to as “constrained” decisions, while long-run decisions are frequently referred to as “planning” decisions. Why is this the case? Explain.
question 4
A. Explain in detail why a firm maximizes its profit by producing the level of output at which marginal revenue equals marginal cost.
B. Explain in detail how mutual interdependence impacts oligopoly markets.
C. Explain in detail how managers make use of Lock-in market power to increase market share for the firm.
question 5
A. Sometimes in order to stimulate more consumer and business spending, the federal government will compel banks to relax lending standards for a time to entice individuals and business organizations to take out more loans than they would do under more restrictive standards.
Is the relaxing of lending standards a wise policy to implement from
time-to-time, or is the risk to the overall economy too great to make
use of such a policy? Explain in detail why or why not.
B. 1. Explain how open market operations conducted by the Federal Reserve
impact the federal funds rate.
2. If the Federal Reserve significantly increases the money supply, will this
action tend to bring about higher prices or lower prices throughout the
economy? Explain





