The More Substitutes That Exist in a Market

question 126

Multiple Choice

The more substitutes that exist in a market,

• A)the lower the price elasticity for each product.
• B)the greater the income elasticity for each product.
• C)the easier it will be to utilize a target profit pricing strategy.
• D)the more sensitive consumers will be to changes in the price of a particular product.
• E)the more likely the market will be characterized as an oligopoly.

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Definitions:

Net Income

The net profit of a company calculated after expenses and tax deductions from its total revenue.

Net Loss

The amount by which total expenses exceed total revenues in a company, indicating a financial loss.

Adjusting Entry

A journal entry made at the end of an accounting period to allocate revenue and expenses to the period in which they actually occurred.

Income Summary

An account used in the closing process that summarizes the revenues and expenses for a specific accounting period before transferring the net income to retained earnings.