Suppose That the Market for Candy Canes Operates Under Conditions

question 49

Multiple Choice

Suppose that the market for candy canes operates under conditions of perfect competition,that it is initially in long-run equilibrium,that the price of each candy cane is $0.10,and that the market demand curve is downward sloping.The price of sugar rises,increasing the marginal and average total costs of producing candy canes by $0.05.In the short run,a typical producer of candy canes will be making:

• A)an economic profit.
• B)zero economic profit.
• C)negative economic profit.
• D)The answer is impossible to determine from the information given.

---

Definitions:

Trading Range

The range within which a security’s price fluctuates over a given period, indicating the highest and lowest prices reached.

Outstanding Shares

The total number of shares of a corporation that are currently owned by all its shareholders, including share blocks held by institutional investors and restricted shares owned by the company’s officers and insiders.

Flotation Costs

Flotation costs are the expenses incurred by a company in issuing new securities, including underwriting fees, legal fees, and registration fees.

Dividend Policy

A dividend policy is a company's approach to distributing profits back to its shareholders, either in the form of cash dividends or stock dividends.