Economics 2281 · O Level · Firms' costs, revenue and objectives

Firms' costs, revenue and objectives — practice question

Singapore is often placed among the top countries in which to do business. It has an open economy based on free trade. It has a record of strong entrepreneurship, low unemployment, low average costs and relatively low tax rates. Its example may prompt other countries to remove trade barriers.
(a)[2]

Define ‘average costs’.

(b)[4]

Explain two factors that would raise the supply of entrepreneurs in an economy.

(c)[6]

Analyse how the market for a product would change after a reduction in the tax on the product together with a fall in the price of a complement.

(d)[8]

Discuss whether low unemployment in a country would encourage multinational companies (MNCs) to establish there.

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