Refer to Scenario 3

question 297

Multiple Choice

Refer to Scenario 3.2 below to answer the question(s) that follow.
SCENARIO 3.2: Lettuce and spinach are substitutes. Lettuce and tomatoes are complements. Lettuce is a normal good. During the winter, about 20% of the lettuce crop was destroyed by flooding.
-Refer to Scenario 3.2. The floods that destroyed part of the lettuce crop would have caused the equilibrium price of spinach to ________ and the equilibrium quantity of spinach to ________.

• A) decrease; decrease
• B) decrease; increase
• C) increase; increase
• D) increase; decrease

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Definitions:

Utility Function

A mathematical representation of how a consumer ranks different bundles of goods based on their level of satisfaction or utility.

Endowed

Refers to the initial allocation of goods, resources, or wealth an individual or entity possesses.

Units

Measurements used to quantify physical quantities, such as kilograms for mass or meters for length.

Utility Function

A formula that ranks various outcomes by their level of satisfaction or utility to a consumer.