If the Cost to Download a Song from the Internet

question 125

Multiple Choice

If the cost to download a song from the Internet falls from $0.99 to $0.50, then we would predict that producer surplus would in the market for MP₃ players.

• A)increase
• B)decrease
• C)not change
• D)We cannot determine what producer surplus will do without information about consumer surplus.

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Operating Lease

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