In Screening New Product Ideas, Willie Baker Came Upon an Idea

question 211

Multiple Choice

In screening new product ideas, Willie Baker came upon an idea for a new mountain bike that struck him as relatively dangerous and potentially harmful to consumer welfare. However, he thought it would provide very high immediate customer satisfaction. Such a product would be considered a

• A) pleasing product.
• B) deficient product.
• C) star product.
• D) salutary product.
• E) desirable product.

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Definitions:

Expected Price Level

The anticipated average price across all goods and services in an economy over a future period.

Aggregate Demand

Unified request for the provision of goods and services in an economy, calculated at a specific scale of overall price for a given duration.

Aggregate Supply

The total supply of goods and services that firms in an economy are willing and able to sell at a given price level in a specific time period.

Long Run Aggregate-Supply

In economics, it represents the total quantity of goods and services that producers in an economy are willing and able to supply at a full employment level, regardless of the price level, over a long period.