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Refer to Scenario 3.2 below to answer the question(s) that follow.
SCENARIO 3.2: Lettuce and spinach are substitutes. Lettuce and tomatoes are complements. Lettuce is a normal good. During the winter, about 20% of the lettuce crop was destroyed by flooding.
-Refer to Scenario 3.2. The floods that destroyed part of the lettuce crop would have caused the equilibrium price of spinach to ________ and the equilibrium quantity of spinach to ________.
Monopolistic Competitive
A market structure characterized by many firms selling products that are substitutes but differentiated from one another, leading to non-price competition.
Short Run
A period in economics during which at least one input, such as plant size, is fixed and cannot be changed by a firm.
Long Run
In economics, a period during which all factors of production and costs are variable, and firms can enter or exit the market.
Nonprice Competition
A marketing strategy in which businesses attempt to attract customers through methods other than lowering prices, such as product differentiation, quality, service, and advertising.
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