If the demand increases in a perfectly competitive market, what will likely occur?

A. Firms will temporarily make a profit due to a higher price.
B. Firms will enter the market in hopes of capturing some profits.
C. The short-run supply curve will shift to the right, causing price to eventually fall.
D. All of these are true.


D. All of these are true.

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When voluntary exchange takes place, both parties gain from the exchange

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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For a construction company that builds houses, which of the following costs would be a fixed cost?

a. the $50,000 per year salary paid to a construction foreman b. the $30,000 per year salary paid to the company's bookkeeper c. the $10,000 per year premium paid to an insurance company d. All of the above are correct.

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Suppose that a new study is released stating that consumption of orange juice (a substitute for apple juice) reduces the risk of cancer, and a major freeze destroys half of the country's apple crop

What happens to the price and quantity of apple? juice?

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