Shoes Are Considered to Be a Normal Good

question 15

Multiple Choice

Shoes are considered to be a normal good.What would happen to the equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity of shoes if income increases and the cost of labor to produce shoes increases?

• A) The equilibrium price will go up and equilibrium quantity will go up.
• B) The equilibrium price will be indeterminate and equilibrium quantity will go up.
• C) The equilibrium price will go down and equilibrium quantity will be indeterminate.
• D) The equilibrium price will go up and equilibrium quantity will be indeterminate.
• E) The equilibrium price will be indeterminate and equilibrium quantity will go down.

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Definitions:

Unlevered Cost

The cost of an investment that does not include the impact of borrowing; essentially the expense borne without considering the effect of leverage.

Targeted Cost

The desired or estimated cost of a product or project, set in order to achieve competitiveness and profitability objectives.

Debt-Equity Ratio

An indicator showing the relative mix of equity and debt financing employed by a company for its assets.

Pre-Tax Cost

The pre-tax cost of debt is the interest rate a company pays on its borrowings before taking into account the tax deductions that reduce the effective interest cost.