Suppose Table Shows the Average Price of Bananas, in Cents

question 1

Multiple Choice

Suppose table shows the average price of bananas, in cents per pound, for selected months and years. Locate all relative maximum points, minimum points, and saddle points.

• A) none of these
• B) relative maximum point(s): (July 1998); (June 1999); (August 1999) Relative minimum points(s): (July 1994); (September 1994); (May 1997) Saddle point(s): (June 1997); (August 1997)
• C) relative maximum point(s): (August, 1995); (June 1996) Relative minimum points(s): (July 1997); (May 1999); (July 1999); (September 1999) Saddle point(s): (May 1998); (September 1998)
• D) relative maximum point(s): (June 1996) Relative minimum points(s): (July 1997) Saddle point(s): (June 1997); (August 1997)
• E) relative maximum point(s): (August, 1995); (June 1996); (July 1998) Relative minimum points(s): (July 1997) Saddle point(s): (June 1997); (August 1997)

Categorize the type of market intervention needed based on excess supply or demand analysis.

Comprehend the role of price in signaling market conditions and prompting shifts towards equilibrium.

Understand the concepts and legal implications of referral selling.

Knowledge of how consumer protection laws control abuses of door-to-door sales including the cooling-off period.

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