Consider the following statements:
a. Soda drinkers purchase more soda from a grocery store that sells soda at a lower price than other rival grocery stores in the area.
b. Homeowners do not take steps to increase security even though they believe it is more costly to allow burglaries than to install security monitoring equipment.
c. Manufacturers produce less of a particular cell phone when its selling price rises.
Which of the above statements demonstrates that economic agents respond to incentives?
A) a only. B) b only. C) c only. D) a and b. E) a, b, and c.
A
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Refer to Figure 4-5. The figure above represents the market for pecans. Assume that this is a competitive market. If 8,000 pounds of pecans are sold
A) marginal benefit is equal to marginal cost. B) the deadweight loss is equal to economic surplus. C) producer surplus equals consumer surplus. D) the marginal benefit of each of the 8,000 pounds of pecans equals $9.
Which of the following would be considered a variable input in the long run? a. The size of a firm's plant
b. The acreage of an apple farmer's orchard. c. The production capacity of a machine. d. All of the above.