Scarcity results from the fact that
A) people's wants exceed the resources available to satisfy them.
B) not all goals are desirable.
C) we cannot answer the major economic questions.
D) choices made in self-interest are not always in the social interest.
E) the population keeps growing.
A
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When demand for a firm's product decreases, the firm can take a number of steps to adjust costs and quantities supplied to the market. Some are listed below. Which actions are short run and which are long run? Explain your reasoning
a. Layoff 25 percent of the firm's existing employees. b. Declare bankruptcy and sell all of the firm's plant and equipment. c. Require management personnel to take a significant cut in pay. d. Furlough employees for 3 days each month. e. Move to a smaller production facility.
Suppose the demand for Pepsi-Cola is qp = 54 - 2pp + 1pc. The demand for Coca-Cola is qc = 54 - 2pc + 1pp. Each firm faces a constant marginal cost of zero. Determine the Bertrand equilibrium prices. What happens to the Bertrand equilibrium prices and profits if increased differentiation causes the demand for Pepsi-Cola to become qp = 104 - 2pp + 1pc while the demand for Coca-Cola remains
unchanged? What will be an ideal response?