What Is Likely to Happen to the Allocation of Resources

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Essay

What is likely to happen to the allocation of resources if there is a sudden increase in the demand for a good produced by a perfectly competitive industry?

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Definitions:

Accounts Payable

Liabilities of a business that represent amounts owed to creditors for goods and services received but not yet paid for.

Credit Entries

Entries made on the right side of an account in double-entry bookkeeping, indicating an increase in liabilities, revenue, or equity, or a decrease in assets.

Revenues

The total income generated by a company from its normal business activities, often from the sale of goods and services to customers.

Cash Receipts

These are the amounts of money received by a company during a specific period, including all forms of cash inflow from operations, financing, and investing activities.