The Change in the Domestic Price Level That Causes Consumers

question 2

Multiple Choice

The change in the domestic price level that causes consumers to substitute into or out of relatively cheaper or relatively more expensive imported goods is called

• A)the substitution-of-foreign-goods effect.
• B)the wealth effect or real-balances effect.
• C)the constant nominal income effect.
• D)long-run equilibrium.

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Definitions:

Variable Selling Costs

Variable selling costs are expenses that vary directly with the level of production or sales volume, such as commissions and shipping charges.

Variable Production Costs

Costs that vary directly with the level of production output, such as raw materials and direct labor, contrasting with fixed costs that remain constant regardless of production volume.

Fixed Costs

Costs that do not fluctuate with the volume of production or sales, such as rent, salaries, and insurance premiums.

Variable Costing

An accounting method in which costs that vary directly with production volume (such as materials and labor) are included in product costs, whereas fixed costs are not.