A Decrease in Input Costs in the Production of LCD

question 31

Multiple Choice

A decrease in input costs in the production of LCD televisions caused the price of LCD televisions to decrease.Holding everything else constant,how would this affect the market for video game consoles (a complement to LCD televisions) ?

• A)The supply of video game consoles would increase and the equilibrium price of video game consoles would decrease.
• B)The demand for video game consoles would decrease and the equilibrium price of video game consoles would decrease.
• C)The demand for video game consoles would decrease because consumers could afford to buy fewer LCD televisions and video game consoles.
• D)The demand for video game consoles would increase and the equilibrium price of video game consoles would increase.

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Definitions:

Units of Output

A measure of production output, quantifying the total amount of goods or services produced.

Marginal Revenue

The additional revenue that is generated by selling one more unit of a product or service.

Profit-maximizing

A strategy where firms set output and price levels to yield the highest possible profit.

Perfectly Competitive Market

A market structure characterized by many buyers and sellers, homogeneous products, and the freedom of entry and exit, leading to zero economic profit in the long run.