Each statement below is part of an economic model. Indicate whether the statement is a prediction of cause and effect or an assumption.

a. People behave rationally: __ .
b. If the price of a good falls, people will consume more of that good: __ .
c. Mass starvation will occur as population outgrows the food supply: __.
d. Firms want to maximize profits:___ .

Please refer to answer.

Explanation:

An Assumption in Economics is a condition that is necessary for Economic theory to be founded upon. You could call them SIMPLIFYING conditions as they make the Theory easier to understand.

Cause and Effect I hope and believe is self explanatory.

a. People behave rationally: ASSUMPTION.

This is a basic Assumption in Economics that helps to explain why and how Individuals react to certain things.

b. If the price of a good falls, people will consume more of that good: CAUSE AND EFFECT

People consume more goods (effect) when prices fall (cause).

c. Mass starvation will occur as population outgrows the food supply: CAUSE AND EFFECT .

Mass Starvation will occur (effect) if the population outgrows food(cause).

d. Firms want to maximize profits: ASSUMPTION.

This is another Economic Assumption that attempts to explain why firms act in a certain way.

urban company reports the following information regarding its production cost: units produced 37,000 units direct labor $ 30 per unit direct materials $ 35 per unit variable overhead $ 237,000 in total fixed overhead $ 127,000 in total