As a New Firm in the Apple-Picking Business,you Have Considered

question 12

Multiple Choice

As a new firm in the apple-picking business,you have considered adding an economist to your management team.What would this economist be unable to help your managerial team with?

• A) Determining the lowest cost way of picking apples
• B) Determining how many apples consumers will purchase at different prices
• C) Determining why people eat apples
• D) Determining the effect government regulations would have on the price of apples
• E) Determining the lowest cost way of distributing apples

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