If advertising makes demand of a product more elastic, it makes sense for a firm to
a. Decrease the price of the product
b. Increase the price of the product
c. Leave the price unchanged
d. None of the above
a
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What will happen to the demand curve for tea workers if the price of tea increases, assuming all else equal?
A) There will be an upward movement along the demand curve for tea workers. B) There will be a leftward shift in the demand curve for tea workers. C) There will be a downward movement along the demand curve for tea workers. D) There will be a rightward shift in the demand curve for tea workers.
The figure above shows the costs for a grower in the perfectly competitive turnip market. If the price is $1,000 for a ton of turnips, the firm is
A) making an economic profit. B) making zero economic profit. C) incurring an economic loss. D) More information is needed to determine if the firm is making a positive economic profit, zero economic profit, or incurring an economic loss.
Assume there is a surplus in the market for hybrid automobiles. Which of the following statements correctly describes this situation?
A) The price of hybrid automobiles will fall in response to the surplus; as the price falls the quantity demanded will increase and the quantity supplied will decrease. B) Some consumers will be unable to obtain hybrid automobiles at the market price and will have an incentive to offer to buy the product at a higher price. C) The supply of hybrid automobiles is greater than the demand for hybrid automobiles. D) The surplus will cause an increase in the equilibrium price of hybrid automobiles.
Refer to Figure 3-7. Assume that the graphs in this figure represent the demand and supply curves for frozen yogurt. Which panel describes what happens in the market for frozen yogurt when the price of ice cream, a substitute product, increases?
A) Panel (a) B) Panel (b) C) Panel (c) D) Panel (d)