In 2012, Canadian farmers did not suffer from drought conditions that affected the United States, but they did enjoy the higher corn prices. Canadian farmers reacted to the higher price by planting more corn
Suppose that the price of corn increased by 30 percent and the Canadian farmers increased the quantity of corn they supply by 20 percent. The supply of corn is A) perfectly inelastic.
B) unit elastic.
C) elastic.
D) inelastic.
D
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A textbook publisher is in monopolistic competition. If the firm spends nothing on advertising, it can sell no books at $100 a book, but for each $10 cut in price, the quantity of books it can sell increases by 20 books a day
The firm's total fixed cost is $2,400 a day. Its average variable cost and marginal cost is a constant $20 per book. If the firm spends $1,200 a day on advertising, it can increase the quantity of books sold at each price by 50 percent. Compared to the situation if it does not advertise, if the firm advertises, its economic profit A) increases by $400. B) decreases by $400. C) doubles. D) is the same as with no advertising.
Suppose there are 11 buyers and 11 sellers, each willing to buy or sell one unit of a good, with values {$14, $13, $12, $11, $10, $9, $8, $7, $6, $5, $4,}. Assume no transaction costs and a competitive market. Now suppose competition among several market makers forces the spread down to $4 . How many goods are traded?
a. Four b. Five c. Six d. Seven