In the long run a company that produces and sells dog beds incurs total costs of $1,200 when output is 30 beds and $1,600 when output is 40 beds. Firm A exhibits

If a consumer is willing and able to pay $20 for a particular good and if he pays $16 for the good, then for that consumer, consumer surplus amounts to

Suppose you make jewelry. If the price of gold falls, then we would expect you to

Jeff decides that he would pay as much as $3,000 for a new laptop computer. He buys the computer and realizes consumer surplus of $700. How much did Jeff pay for his computer?

Figure 10-8 Refer to Figure 10-8. What is the equilibrium price in this market?

Figure 21-3 In each case, the budget constraint moves from BC-1 to BC-2. Refer to Figure 21-3. Which of the graphs in the figure could reflect a simultaneous decrease in the price of good X and increase in the price of good Y? (i) graph a (ii) graph b (iii) graph c (iv) graph d

Marcus sells 300 candy bars at $0.50 each. His total costs are $125. His profits are

Assume that a 4 percent decrease in income results in a 6 percent increase in the quantity demanded of a good. The income elasticity of demand for the good is

Suppose that a steel factory emits a certain amount of air pollution, which constitutes a negative externality. If the market does not internalize the externality,

A movement downward and to the right along a demand curve is called a(n)