Suppose That the Price of Wheat Has Fallen from $3

question 51

Multiple Choice

Suppose that the price of wheat has fallen from $3 to $2 per bushel and that the price of newsprint has fallen from $200 to $100 per tonne. The relative price of wheat in terms of newsprint

• A)has risen.
• B)has fallen.
• C)cannot be determined from the above data.
• D)is completely unrelated.
• E)remained constant.

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Total Fixed Costs

Expenses that do not change with the level of production or sales, such as rent, salaries, and insurance premiums, over a certain period of time.

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Total Profit

Total profit is the financial gain made by a business after subtracting all expenses from the total revenue generated from sales and other sources.

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