A Large Supermarket Chain Purchases a Box of Cereal from a Food

question 211

Multiple Choice

A large supermarket chain purchases a box of cereal from a food wholesaler. If the supermarket chain uses a markup of 20 percent on its selling price of $2.85, what is the price the supermarket chain paid the food wholesaler?

• A) $2.12
• B) $2.28
• C) $2.45
• D) $2.55
• E) $2.67

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Definitions:

Short Run

A period in which at least one factor of production is fixed, limiting the ability of the economy or firm to adjust to changes.

Long Run

A period of time in which all factors of production and costs are variable, allowing for full adjustment to change.

Marginal Cost Curve

The marginal cost curve graphically represents how the cost of producing one additional unit of a good changes as production volume varies.

Marginal Product

The increased output achieved by adding one more unit of a certain input, with all other inputs held steady.