During a recession, both output and unemployment fall

Consider a society consisting of just a farmer and a tailor. The farmer has 10 units of food but no clothing. The tailor has 20 units of clothing but no food. Suppose each has the utility function U = F ? C. The price of clothing is always $1. If the price of food is $3, does a competitive equilibrium exist? If not, what will happen to the price of food?

What will be an ideal response?

Which of the following is not an assumption of the linear breakeven model:

a. constant selling price per unit b. decreasing variable cost per unit c. fixed costs are independent of the output level d. a single product (or a constant mix of products) is being produced and sold e. all costs can be classified as fixed or variable