Tele-Com, Inc, the nation's largest cable TV company, tested the effect of a price reduction for the Disney Channel. It lowered prices from $10.75 to $7.95 and found that the number of customers more than doubled. This means the
a. demand curve for the Disney Channel shifted to the right.
b. supply curve of the Disney Channel shifted to the left.
c. demand for the Disney Channel is elastic in this price range.
d. demand for the Disney Channel is inelastic in this price range.
c
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Use the figure below to answer the following question. The equilibrium point in the market is the point at which the S and D curves intersect.
Assuming equilibrium price P1, consumer surplus is represented by areas
A. a + c. B. a + b + c + d. C. c + d. D. a + b.
Refer to Figure 4-11. What is the value of the deadweight loss after the imposition of the price floor?
A) $600 B) $1,800 C) $2,700 D) $3,300
Refer to Figure 2-14. If the two countries have the same amount of resources and the same technological knowledge, which country has an absolute advantage in the production of popsicles?
A) Greenland B) They have the same advantage. C) Iceland D) cannot be determined Table 2-20 shows the number of labor hours required to produce a wristwatch and a pound of rice in Japan and Thailand.
Refer to the two diagrams for individual firms. Figure 1 pertains to:
A. an imperfectly competitive firm.
B. a purely competitive firm.
C. an oligopolist.
D. a pure monopolist.