It Costs Suppliers $1 to Produce Each Additional Widget, and Widgets

question 133

Multiple Choice

It costs suppliers $1 to produce each additional widget, and widgets sell for $2. Some consumers are not willing to pay $2 for a widget but are nevertheless willing to pay more than $1. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

• A) The market is at equilibrium.
• B) Suppliers must be reaping big profits.
• C) There are unexploited gains from trade.
• D) Consumers will bid up prices.

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Definitions:

Pooling-of-interests Method

A merger accounting method where the assets and liabilities of merging companies are combined using their book values.

Acquisition Method

An accounting approach used to consolidate the financial statements of two companies when one company acquires control over the other.

Purchase Method

An accounting method used in mergers and acquisitions where the assets and liabilities of the acquired company are added to the acquirer's balance sheet at their fair market values.

Business Combination

A transaction or event in which an acquirer obtains control of one or more businesses, often involving mergers, acquisitions, or consolidations.