Scenario 12.1 Use the Following to Answer the Questions

question 40

Multiple Choice

Scenario 12.1
Use the following to answer the questions.
Concession Supply sells hotdogs, buns, and nacho ingredients to several major league ballparks across the country. Currently, Concession Supply has the following pricing information for one case of hotdogs sold at Wrigley Field: Total fixed costs = $1,200, Selling price = $16, and Variable costs = $6.
-Refer to Scenario 12.1. If Concession Supply increased its price by 10% and experienced only a 2% decrease in the demand for hotdogs, the demand would be

• A)inelastic.
• B)common.
• C)prestige.
• D)elastic.
• E)marginal.

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Definitions:

Production Capacity

The maximum output that a company or economy can produce under normal conditions within a given period, often influenced by available resources and technology.

Diminishing Returns

A principle indicating that as more of a variable input is added to a fixed input, the added output from each additional unit of input will eventually decrease.

Resource Labor

The work force considered as an economic resource, emphasizing the skills and abilities workers bring to the economy.

Marginal Output

The additional quantity of output that is produced by using one more unit of a particular input, holding all other inputs constant.