The individual income tax, the inheritance tax, and the head tax are all examples of direct taxes

Everything else held constant, an increase in planned investment expenditure ________ aggregate ________

A) increases; demand B) decreases; demand C) decreases; supply D) increases; supply

The figure below depicts the short-run market equilibrium in a perfectly competitive market and the cost curves for a representative firm in that market. Assume that all firms in this market have identical cost curves.Given that the current equilibrium price is $8, what will happen to the number of firms in this market in the long run?

A. It is impossible to determine whether the number of firms in this market will rise or fall. B. The number of firms in the market will rise as firms enter the market in response to positive economic profit. C. The number of firms in the market will fall as firms exit the market in response to negative economic profit. D. The number of firms in the market will not change unless there is a change in either demand or in the cost of production.