Suppose Bright Orange is large firm that grows and harvests oranges. Each orange yields 2 ounces of orange juice and exactly one orange peel. The market for oranges is perfectly competitive and Bright Orange sells the orange juice to juice distributors and the orange peels to fragrance companies. At a quantity of 400,000 oranges, juice distributors will pay $0.04 per ounce of orange juice and
fragrance companies will pay $0.15 per orange peel. At the quantity of 400,000 oranges, what is the market equilibrium price of an orange?
A) $0.11 B) $0.25 C) $0.23 D) $0.19
C) $0.23
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A) reduce the interest rate and so allow firms to increase their level of investment. B) mean disposable income does not change by as much as real GDP. C) increase taxes so the budget is always balanced. D) raise the exchange rate so U.S. exports become more attractive to foreigners. E) increase the quantity of money in circulation.
Which of the following statements is true?
A) When two nations specialize and trade, there is a loss of efficiency and both the nations are made worse off. B) Trade between two nations is most beneficial when neither has a comparative advantage in the production of any goods and services. C) Trade between nations allows each nation to specialize in the production of goods in which it has comparative advantage. D) Trade between two nations is possible only when the opportunity costs of producing goods and services in both nations are identical.
The above figure shows Bobby's indifference map for juice and snacks. Also shown are three budget lines resulting from different prices for snacks. As the price of snacks rises, Bobby's utility
A) stays the same. B) increases. C) decreases. D) might change, but there is not enough information to determine.
Happy Campers wants to prevent Campers R Us from entering the camping market. If Happy Campers expands its capacity, the expansion can lead to all of the following except which one?
A) lower Campers R Us' profit from entering the market B) increase Happy Campers' marginal cost C) increase Happy Campers' profit-maximizing quantity D) lower Happy Campers' profit-maximizing price