Use the Figure to Answer the Following Question(s)

question 28

Multiple Choice

Use the figure to answer the following question(s) .
Figure 10-4
-If the cost and demand conditions of this competitive price-searcher firm depicted in Figure 10-4 are representative of the market, what will happen in the future?

• A) Some firms will go out of business, and the market price will rise.
• B) The current market price will tend to persist into the future.
• C) New firms will enter the market, and the market price will decline.
• D) The firms in this industry will probably collude in order to increase their profitability.

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Definitions:

Unexpectedly High

A level or measure that exceeds what was anticipated or forecasted.

Natural Rate

The long-term rate of unemployment around which the unemployment rate fluctuates, or the rate of output expected when resources are fully employed.

Aggregate Demand

The complete demand for all categories of goods and services in an economy, evaluated at a given price level for a particular period.

Inflation

How fast the broad price levels for goods and services climb, undercutting the ability to buy.