Table 7-5 For Each of Three Potential Buyers of Oranges, the Table

question 545

Multiple Choice

Table 7-5
For each of three potential buyers of oranges, the table displays the willingness to pay for the first three oranges of the day. Assume Allison, Bob, and Charisse are the only three buyers of oranges, and only three oranges can be supplied per day.
-Refer to Table 7-5. If the market price of an orange increases from $0.70 to $1.40, then consumer surplus

• A)increases by $2.60.
• B)decreases by $0.70.
• C)decreases by $2.50.
• D)decreases by $2.60.

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Definitions:

Perpetual Inventory System

A continuous tracking method for inventory that records the sale or purchase of inventory immediately through the use of computerized point-of-sale systems and enterprise asset management software.

LIFO

Last In, First Out, an inventory accounting method where the last items placed in inventory are the first ones to be used or sold.

Ending Inventory

Products' value that is available for transaction at the culmination of an economic period.

Merchandise Inventory

Goods held by a business for the purpose of resale to customers in the ordinary course of business.