Which of the following is an example of the law of supply?
A) The price of gum has increased so producers are making more gum.
B) The price of labor has increased and producers decrease supply.
C) The amount of a good purchased increases when the price decreases.
D) Producers provide less of a good when the price increases.
A
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The policy of running deficits and only gradually increasing taxes later to service the debt is referred to as
A) tax-smoothing. B) Ricardian equivalence. C) generational accounting. D) crowding out.
Suppose Pat's Paints is a perfectly competitive firm. If Pat's Paints' marginal revenue equals $5 per can, and Pat decides to sell 100 cans of paint, Pat's total revenue equals
A) $5. B) $100. C) $500. D) $20. E) Information on the price of a can of paint is needed to answer the question.
Even though airfares have been increasing, the revenue earned by airlines has declined. Based on this statement, what may be concluded about price, cross-price, or income elasticity of demand?
What will be an ideal response?
A firm will exit a competitive market when
A) costs force the marginal cost curve to shift to the left. B) the long-run profit would be negative. C) it can earn only earn a zero long-run profit. D) Both B and C.