The price of a good always changes when
A. there is an increase in demand and an increase in supply.
B. either a shortage or a surplus occurs.
C. there is a decrease in demand and a decrease in supply.
D. quantity demanded and quantity supplied are constant.
Answer: B
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A) Harriet will receive more consumer surplus than Tom or Dick. B) Tom will buy two shirts; Dick and Harriet will each buy one shirt. C) consumer surplus increases from $14 to $35. D) consumer surplus will increase from $70 to $95.
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Using the midpoints formula, what would be price elasticity of demand for a gallbladder operation if the number of operations fell from 6,000 to 4,000 per week after its price increased from $6,000 to $10,000?
a. 0.25. b. 0.50. c. 0.80. d. 1.25
During a year of operation, a firm collects $450,000 in revenue and spends $100,000 on labor expense, raw materials, rent, and utilities. The firm's owner has provided $750,000 of her own money form her personal portfolio instead of investing the money and earning a 10% annual rate of return. The firm also operates out of a building they own worth $1,000,000 which the owner inherited 25 years ago.
1.The explicit costs of the firm are $______________. 2. If the owner could earn 15% annually on the money she has invested in the firm, the economic profit of the firm would be ______________ (when revenue is $450,000). 3. The implicit costs are $______________. 4. The firm's accounting profit is $______________. 5. The firm earns an economic profit of $______________.