The table above gives the demand and supply schedules for the housing market in a small town. If a rent ceiling of $600 a month is imposed, what is the quantity demanded, the quantity supplied, and the shortage of housing?
What will be an ideal response?
The quantity demanded is 350 units, the quantity supplied is 150 units, and the shortage is 200 units.
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The data below relates to a pure monopoly and the product it produces. What is the profit-maximizing output and price for this firm?
A. P = $15; Q = 3
B. P = $12; Q = 5
C. P = $18; Q = 2
D. P = $14; Q = 4
Who was the author of the following prediction: in the absence of a system for enforcing order in society, life will be "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short"?
A) Thomas Hobbes B) John Maynard Keynes C) Thomas Kuhn D) Jean-Jacques Rousseau E) Adam Smith
For a normal good, such as steak,
a. quantity demanded increases as its price falls. b. the income and substitution effects work in opposite directions c. the income effect is negative d. the income effect reinforces the substitution effect e. the supply curve is vertical
Jessica owns a company that makes pre-packaged sandwiches for convenience stores. The market price for a sandwich is $5 and Jessica is a price-taker. Her daily cost for making sandwiches is C(Q) = 2.5Q + (Q2/40) and her marginal cost is MC = 2.5 + (Q/20). How many sandwiches should Jessica produce each day?
A. 20 B. 40 C. 45 D. 50