When firms price discriminate they turn ________ into ________

A) producer surplus; revenue
B) consumer surplus; profit
C) total cost; profit
D) producer surplus; consumer surplus


B

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People expect their incomes will decrease next year. As a result, the ________ will shift ________

A) short-run aggregate supply curve; rightward B) aggregate demand curve; rightward C) aggregate demand curve; leftward D) long-run aggregate supply curve; rightward

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Provide some examples of industries near your school that operate in monopolistic competition (excluding those given on the text page in the figure)

What will be an ideal response?

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Helium Sports produces shoes at a factory that is designed to work at the efficient scale of production using a combination of 2 machines and 400 workers. The cost of labor has recently increased by 25%. In the given situation, which of the following steps should the company take?

a. Helium Sports should reduce production quantity to keep costs under control. b. Helium Sports should lower prices on their shoes to increase demand. c. Helium Sports should make changes to lower the opportunity costs. d. Helium Sports should update the factory with machines that require fewer workers.

Economics

Government transfer payments act as automatic stabilizers because as labor income decreases, transfer payments

A. decrease as well. B. remain constant. C. increase. D. to the government increase.

Economics