Expanding Trade or Technological Improvements

question 60

Multiple Choice

Expanding trade or technological improvements

• A) Increases the demand for skilled workers in the U.S.
• B) Decreases the demand for unskilled workers in the U.S.
• C) Increases the demand for unskilled workers in the U.S.
• D) Both a and

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Definitions:

Consumer Demand

The desire by consumers to purchase goods and services, quantified by the amount of a product people are willing to buy at certain price levels.

Equilibrium Price

The price at which the quantity of a good or service demanded equals the quantity supplied, leading to a stable market condition.

Increasing-Cost Industry

An industry where production costs increase as the industry's output increases, often due to resource limitations or other scaling challenges.

Economic Profits

Profits exceeding the normal return on investment, calculated by subtracting both explicit and implicit costs from total revenues.