Use the Table Below to Answer the Following Question

question 121

Multiple Choice

Use the table below to answer the following question.
Table 14.2.1

-Refer to Table 14.2.1. Sara is a dot.com entrepreneur who sells sweatshirts. She pays $1,000 a week for her Web server and Internet connection. She pays the firm that makes the sweatshirts $20 a sweatshirt. Sara has no other costs. The table sets out the demand schedule for Sara's sweatshirts. Other firms ________ enter the Web sweatshirt business and compete with Sara. In the long run, the demand for Sara's sweatshirts ________ and her economic profit ________.

• A)will; decreases; falls to zero
• B)will not; decreases; falls to zero
• C)will; increases; increases
• D)will not; increases; increases
• E)will; increases; falls to zero

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Definitions:

Computation

The process of performing mathematical calculations or processing information to achieve a result.

Debt-equity Ratio

A metric that evaluates the financial leverage of a company, determined by dividing the total amount of its liabilities by its shareholder equity.

Weighted Average Cost

A financial metric that calculates the average price of various sources of capital (debt, equity, etc.), weighted by their respective use in the financing mix of a company.

Cost of Equity

The return a company requires to decide if an investment meets capital return requirements, often calculated using models like the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM).