-Using the Above Figure, Suppose That Roses Are a Normal

question 443

Multiple Choice

-Using the above figure, suppose that roses are a normal good. If incomes decrease while simultaneously there is an increase in the price of the resources used to produce roses, then

• A) the price will definitely increase above $25 per dozen roses.
• B) the quantity will definitely decrease below 10 dozen roses.
• C) we cannot tell what will happen to equilibrium quantity.
• D) the price will definitely decrease below $25 per dozen roses.

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Definitions:

Marginal Costs

The uplift in total financial outlay required for the making of another unit of a product or service.

Cournot Duopolists

Firms in a market where only two producers exist and compete under the Cournot assumption, where each firm decides its production level assuming the output of its competitor is fixed.

Demand for Wine

The total quantity of wine that consumers are willing and able to purchase at various prices within a specific time period.

Imports

Goods and services purchased from other countries for domestic consumption, often contrasted with exports.