With a downsloping demand curve and an upsloping supply curve for a product, an increase in consumer income will:
A. increase equilibrium price and quantity if the product is a normal good.
B. decrease equilibrium price and quantity if the product is a normal good.
C. have no effect on equilibrium price and quantity.
D. reduce the quantity demanded but not shift the demand curve.
Answer: A
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A) 100. B) 140. C) 150. D) 420.
In general, the quantity that maximizes revenue for the monopolist
A) is greater than the quantity that maximizes profit. B) is less than the quantity that maximizes profit. C) is the same as the quantity that maximizes profit. D) is illegal according to anti-trust statutes.