To maximize profits, a firm should continue to increase production of a good until:
  • Marginal revenue equals marginal cost
Suppose the interest rate is five percent, the expected growth rate of the firm is two percent, and the firm is expected to continue forever. If current profits are $1,000, what is the value of the firm?
  • $35,000

A firm will have constant profits of $100,000 per year for the next four years and the interest rate is six percent. Assuming these profits are realized at the end of each year, what is the present value these future profits?

  • $400,000

A farm must decide whether or not to purchase a new tractor. The tractor will reduce costs by $2,000 in the first year, $2,500 in the second and $3,000 in the third and final year of usefulness. The tractor costs $9,000 today, while the above cost savings will be realized at the end of each year. If the interest rate is seven percent, what is the net present value of purchasing the tractor?

  • None of the statements associated with this question are correct
The opportunity cost of receiving ten dollars in the future as opposed to getting that ten dollars today is:
  • The foregone interest that could be earned if you had the money today
Scarce resources are ultimately allocated toward the production of goods most wanted by society because:
  • Firms attempt to maximize profits
Which of the following signals to the owners of scarce resources are the best uses of those resources?
  • Profits of businesses
Which of the following is an implicit cost to a firm that produces a good or service?
  • Foregone profits of producing a different good or service