If a Supplier Faces a Perfectly Horizontal Demand Curve and Sets

question 268

Multiple Choice

If a supplier faces a perfectly horizontal demand curve and sets his price slightly higher than the demand curve itself, he can expect:

• A) no change in his total revenues.
• B) everyone to begin buying his product.
• C) a complete loss of revenues.
• D) a new demand curve.
• E) a relative increase in income.

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