Producers were accused of price gouging as the price of bottled water soared after Hurricane Andrew. Consumers clamored for price controls to keep bottled water at pre-Andrew levels. Use supply and demand analysis to graphically show the effect of
setting a price ceiling on bottled water after Hurricane Andrew at the pre-hurricane equilibrium price. Use your graph to assist in explaining the likely unintended effects of such a price control. Be sure that your graph is completely and correctly labeled.
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If controlling the level of military expenditures is the most important goal, the most appropriate type of procurement contract would be _____
a. fixed fee b. cost plus fixed fee c. cost plus percentage fee d. cost plus incentive fee
At an equilibrium price, quantity demanded
a. exceeds quantity supplied. b. equals quantity supplied. c. is less than quantity supplied. d. Any of the above is possible.
Julia prepares tax returns and does bookkeeping. Last year her revenues from the tax and bookkeeping business were $150,000 . and her expenses for the business were $15,000 . When she started her tax and bookkeeping business, Julia gave up her supplemental job doing in-home pet sitting. She used to earn $10,000 per year from pet sitting. Assume that she incurred no costs for her pet sitting
business. Julia's explicit costs are a. 0. b. $10,000. c. $15,000. d. $25,000.
Other things the same, when the price level falls, interest rates
a. rise, which means consumers will want to spend more on homebuilding. b. rise, which means consumers will want to spend less on homebuilding. c. fall, which means consumers will want to spend more on homebuilding. d. fall, which means consumers will want to spend less on homebuilding.