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If firms in the pizza industry are earning negative economic profits, which of the following will most likely occur in the future?
Show answer choices Some firms will exit the market
The economic profits of the firms in the industry will rise
The market price for pizza will rise.
All of the responses are correct
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Scarce resources are allocated towards the production of goods most valued by society because
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firms have incentive to maximize profits
consumers are unwilling to buy expensive good and services
of the benevolence of firm owners
government mandates resources to be used in certain production combinations
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A good example of producer-producer rivalry is
Show answer choices the process of buyer bidding for a second-hand, antique clock in an auction.
negotiations between buyer and seller of a new house.
the competition between pizza restaurants
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Using the figure above, what is the optimal quantity of goods for the firm to produce?
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Using the figure above, what is profit/loss for the firm?
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Question 1:
During the pandemic, many workers started to work from home using digital technologies. Children also started homeschooling using digital technologies. At the same time, technological progress has accelerated in the IT industry. Assume that the market for computer is in perfect competition and that the initial price of a computer is 1000 dollars. Given this context, explain the impact of the pandemic on:
The supply curve of computers (answer in 70-130 words)
The demand curve of computer (answer in 70-130 words)
The equilibrium in the market for computers (answer in 70-130 words).
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Ethanol is a motor fuel manufactured from corn. Ethanol and Gasoline are both used independently to power the engines of automobiles. Suppose bad weather negatively affects Corn production.
Explain the effect of the bad weather on demand and supply of Corn. What is the effect on equilibrium price and Quantity.
Explain the effect of changes in market for Corn on demand and supply of Ethanol. What is the effect on equilibrium price and Quantity.
Explain the effect of changes in market for Ethanol on demand and supply of Gasoline. What is the effect on equilibrium price and Quantity.
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Suppose you observe that a particular business has earned positive profits over time and maintained a large share of the market. Which of the following is likely to be true?
Group of answer choices
Demand for the product is probably elastic
The business must be engaging in price discrimination
There is probably a barrier to entry preventing new firms from competing
Supply must be inelastic
Government intervention in this market is probably limited
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_____ E) Which of the following changes will occur:
a) Demand will increase
b) Demand will decrease
c) Supply will increase
d) Supply will decrease
_____ F) Which of the following changes will occur:
a) Equilibrium price will increase and the equilibrium quantity will increase
b) Equilibrium price will decrease and the equilibrium quantity will decrease
c) Equilibrium price will decrease and the equilibrium quantity will increase
d) Equilibrium price will increase and the equilibrium quantity will decrease
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Question 10
A supply curve slopes upward because
Group of answer choices
an increase in input prices increases supply
the quantity supplied of most goods and services increases over time.
as more is produced, total cost of production falls.
an increase in price gives producers an incentive to supply a larger quantity.
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Suppose goods X and Y are complimentary products. Which of the following are correct with respect to the competitive market model of supply and demand? (check all that apply)
an increase in the price of good Y will cause an increase in demand for good X and reduce the quantity demanded for good Y
an increase in the price of good Y will cause a decrease in demand for good X and reduce the quantity demanded for good Y
a decrease in the price of good X will increase the quantity demanded for good X and cause a decrease in demand for good Y
a decrease in the price of good X will increase the quantity demanded for good X and cause an increase in demand for good Y
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If a new technology doubles the production of workers as well as the level of production output, then this will do what?
It will shift all cost curves to the left.
Shift the supply curve to the left.
None of the above.
Shift the supply curve to the right.
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Economics
Initial situation: The market demand for "internet boosters" in Clemson is defined by the
function Qd = 30 - 2P, while the market supply is defined by Qs = 5 + 4P.
However, due to the "work and learn from home" situation, the demand for "internet
boosters" changed to Qd2 = 60 - 4P.
Approximately how much is the new total cost?
Around $90.00 - $100.00
Around $80.00 - $90.00
O Around $100.00 - $110.0O
Around $110.00 - $120.00
Around $120.00 - $130.00
O none of the options
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Question 3 of 20
Total revenue is best described as
the change in revenue when one additional worker is hired.
variable cost per unit times the number of units sold.
price per unit times the number of units sold.
what economists assume firms seek to maximize.
Suppose that the price of a coffee table is $85/table. Jim-Bob will sell 100 coffee tables at the flea market this month. It costs
Jim-Bob $50 in materials and supplies to make each coffee table and $150/month to rent space at the flea market. These are all
of Jim-Bob's costs.
How much will Jim-Bob make in total revenue this month? Do not round your answer.
$
How much profit will Jim-Bob make at the flea market this month? Do not round your answer.
$
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In the long run, in a competitive economy, companies use resources until the extra or marginal production costs are:
1. Less than the price of the product
2. Greater than the price of the product
3. Equal to the price of the product
4. Equal to your earnings
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Maximizing Profit and Production
Answer the following:
What is the profit equation?
What are the values of X₁ and x₂ that maximize profit?
What is the maximum profit?
What are the values of X₁ and x₂ that maximize production?
What is the maximum production?
Q = 10 + 2x₁.5x² + 8x₂ - 2x²
C = 2x₁ + 4x2
P = 40, FC = 150
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PROBLEM 11:
Demand and supply for a good are given as Qd = 100 - 2P and Qs = -8 + P, respectively (Q is in 1000 units). Suppose the market above is a perfectly competitive market.
Find the market price that producers will sell their product.
Find the total quantity sold in this market.
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A new technology will most likely ?
shift the demand curve to the right
shift the demand curve to the left
shift the supply curve to the right
shift the supply curve to the left
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pesos. The profit for X is 40 and Y is 30. The total demand for both products is 1,000 units.
Production cost is 100,000 pesos. How many units that the company produce so that to earn
maximum profit?
Answer in mathematical expression, tabular form, constraint, and profit.
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Which of the following statements regarding the long-term equilibrium is TRUE?
Question 18 options:
Firms leave a market if they are making zero economic profit.
Entry and exit stop when firms make zero economic profit.
Entry and exit stop when firms are making an economic profit.
As new firms enter a market, each existing firm increases the quantity it produces.
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_____ A) Which of the following changes will occur in the short-run:
a) Demand will increase
b) Demand will decrease
c) Supply will increase
d) Supply will decrease
_____ B) Which of the following changes will occur:
a) Equilibrium price will increase and the equilibrium quantity will increase
b) Equilibrium price will decrease and the equilibrium quantity will decrease
c) Equilibrium price will decrease and the equilibrium quantity will increase
d) Equilibrium price will increase and the equilibrium quantity will decrease
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_____ C) Which of the…
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comes from iron mining firms, which own mines that
contain limited quantities of iron. Most of the demand
comes from steel manufacturers. Suppose that a new
economic report predicts that world economic growth
will greatly exceed previous projections, causing the
price of iron to double in a year. What effect does this
have upon the current market for iron? Select 2 correct
answer(s)
Question options:
Supply shifts left.
Supply shifts right.
Demand shifts left.
Demand shifts right.
SELECT 2 ANSWERS PLEASE!
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A reduction in the cost of labor used to make baseball hats.
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41. Suppose that the market for cigarettes is initially in equilibrium and is perfectly competitive.
The demand curve can be expressed as P 60Qd; the supply curve can be expressed as P
0.5Qs. Quantity is expressed in millions of boxes per month. What are the amount traded and the
price for this market?
a) Q = 40; P = 20
b) Q = 20; P = 40
c) Q = 30; P = 30
d) Q = 30; P = 15
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Group of answer choices
There was a decrease in demand and an increase in supply.
There was a decrease in demand and no change in supply.
There was no change in demand and an increase in supply.
There was an increase in demand and no change in supply.
There was no change in demand and a decrease in supply.
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true? Check all that apply.
Price (P) = marginal cost (MC) minimum average total cost (ATC).
New firms have an incentive to enter the market.
The market is resource allocatively efficient.
The firms in this market are earning positive profit.
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Group of answer choices
The supply curve will shift but there is not enough information to tell if the change shifts the supply curve rightward, leftward, or not at all.
It does not shift the supply curve or create a movement along it.
It shifts the supply curve leftward.
It shift the supply curve rightward.
It creates a movement downward along the supply curve.
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production level, her marginal cost is $20 and her marginal
revenue is $28. In order to maximize profits, Marcy should
decrease the price.
decrease production.
keep production the same.
increase the price.
increase production.
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