A Rise in the Price of a Substitute in Production

question 235

Multiple Choice

A rise in the price of a substitute in production for a good leads to

• A) an increase in the supply of that good.
• B) a decrease in the supply of that good.
• C) no change in the supply of that good; instead there is a change in the quantity supplied.
• D) a decrease in the quantity of that good supplied.
• E) no change in either the supply or the quantity supplied of the good.

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Definitions:

Payable

Short-term financial obligations or debts of a company, typically to suppliers, that are due to be paid within one year.

Cash Dividend

A payment made by a company out of its profits to shareholders, usually in the form of cash.

Dividends Payable

A liability on a company's balance sheet representing the amount of declared dividends that are owed to shareholders but not yet paid.

Retained Earnings

The portion of net income that is retained by the corporation rather than distributed to its owners as dividends.