Scenario 18-8 Suppose the Following Events Occur in the Market for University

question 21

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Scenario 18-8
Suppose the following events occur in the market for university economics professors.
Event 1: A recession in the U.S. economy lowers the opportunity cost of going to graduate school in economics to become a university economics professor.
Event 2: A decreasing number of students in U.S. primary and secondary schools decreases the number of students entering college, decreasing the output price of university economics professors' services.
-Refer to Scenario 18-8. As a result of these two events, holding all else constant, the equilibrium wages of university economics professors will

• A)increase.
• B)decrease.
• C)not change.
• D)It is not possible to determine what will happen to the equilibrium wage.

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Definitions:

Total Costs

The total amount of money spent on producing goods or services, encompassing both constant and fluctuating expenses.

Deadweight Loss

The loss of economic efficiency that occurs when the equilibrium for a good or service is not achieved or is not achievable.

Perfectly Price Discriminate

A theoretical market condition where a seller charges each buyer their maximum willingness to pay, capturing all potential consumer surplus.

Perfectly Price Discriminates

A pricing strategy where a seller charges the maximum possible price for each unit consumed that the buyer is willing to pay, capturing the entire surplus.