Consider the market for ride-on lawn mowers and the recent increases in the price of oil. The recent increase in the price of oil makes it more expensive to manufacture ride-on lawn mowers. An increase in the price of oil also makes it more expensive to run a ride-on mower. If the price of oil increases, the demand for ride-on mowers will ______ and the supply will _______.
A. increase; increase
B. decrease; decrease
C. increase; decrease
D. decrease; increase
B. decrease; decrease
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When a household's disposable income falls to zero, what do we expect will happen?
A) The household's consumption spending also falls to zero. B) The household will maintain a positive level of saving. C) The household will maintain its previous level of consumption. D) Consumption will fall to the level of autonomous consumption.
A consumer values a car at $30,000 and a producer values the same car at $20,000 . If the transaction is completed at $24,000 . the transaction will generate:
a. No surplus b. $4,000 worth of seller surplus and unknown amount of buyer surplus c. $6,000 worth of buyer surplus and $4,000 of seller surplus d. $6,000 worth of buyer surplus and unknown amount of seller surplus
Suppose you own a proprietorship that is in serious financial difficulty. The assets of the company are $100,000 . but liabilities are $175,000 . You also have, however, stock in General Motors worth $200,000 . If you file bankruptcy, what amount of personal assets do you stand to lose?
a. $100,000 b. $75,000 c. $200,000 d. $275,000 e. $375,000
Economists use the word investment to refer to the portion of income that is:
A. spent on productive inputs, such as factories, machinery, and inventories. B. not immediately spent on consumption of goods and services. C. placed in an individual's savings account. D. in any interest-bearing account.