If demand is taken into account, firms that use cost-plus pricing can adjust price by
A) letting sales fall, but hold the markup constant if demand falls.
B) lowering markups on price-elastic goods and raising markups on price-inelastic goods.
C) letting sales rise, but hold the markup constant if demand rises.
D) raising markups on price-elastic goods and lowering markups on price-inelastic goods.
B
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A) producer surplus due to a fall in the market price B) consumer surplus due to an increase in the market price C) total surplus due to a market distortion such as an externality D) total surplus due to a change in consumers' preferences
Sue views hot dogs and hot dog buns as perfect complements in her consumption, and the corners of her indifference curves follow the 45-degree line
Suppose the price of hot dogs is $5 per package (8 hot dogs), the price of buns is $3 per package (8 hot dog buns), and Sue's budget is $48 per month. What is her optimal choice under this scenario? A) 8 packages of hot dogs and 6 packages of buns B) 8 packages of hot dogs and 8 packages of buns C) 6 packages of hot dogs and 6 packages of buns D) 6 packages of hot dogs and 8 packages of buns
The short-run equilibrium output of a competitive firm is found by equating marginal cost with price.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Refer to Scenario 9.7 below to answer the question(s) that follow. SCENARIO 9.7: Julio borrowed $80,000 from his great aunt to open a coffee stand at a local flea market. He agrees to pay his great aunt a 5% yearly return on the money she lent him. His other yearly fixed costs equal $16,000. His variable costs equal $60,000. He sold 50,000 cups of coffee during the year at a price of $3.00 per cup.Refer to Scenario 9.7. Julio's total fixed costs equal
A. $4,000. B. $16,000. C. $20,000. D. $80,000.