Larger Quantities of Any Good Will Be Supplied at Higher

question 96

Multiple Choice

Larger quantities of any good will be supplied at higher prices because

• A)consumers will be more satisfied
• B)higher prices attract resources from other uses
• C)people are naturally lazy and have to be bribed to give up their leisure
• D)price and quantity supplied are inversely related
• E)of the law of decreasing opportunity cost

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Definitions:

Transfer Prices

Prices at which divisions of the same company transact with each other, often set to allocate revenues and expenses among various subunits of the company.

Variable Cost

Expenses that change in proportion to the business activity or production volume.

Profit Margin

A financial ratio indicating the percentage of revenue that exceeds the costs associated with making or buying the goods sold.

DuPont Formula

A formula used to provide a detailed analysis of Return on Equity (ROE) by breaking it down into three major components: operating efficiency, asset use efficiency, and financial leverage.