When the Jones were shopping for their present home, the asking price from the previous owner was $375,000.00. The Jones had decided they would pay no more than $365,000.00 for the house. After negotiations, the Jones actually purchased the house for $350,000.00. They, therefore, enjoyed a consumer surplus of

Suppose farmer lane grows and sells cotton in a perfectly competitive industry. the market price of cotton is $1.64 per kilogram, and his marginal cost of production is $1.44 per kilogram, which increases with output. assume farmer lane is currently earning a profit. can farmer lane do anything to increase his profit in the short run? farmer lane: a. cannot do anything to increase his profit. b. may or may not be able to increase his profit. c. can increase his profit by raising his price. d. can increase his profit by producing more output. e. can increase his profit by shutting down.

Which of the following statements is (are) true? i. free entry to a perfectly competitive industry results in the industry's firms earning zero economic profit in the long run, except for the most efficient producers, who may earn economic rent. ii. in a perfectly competitive market, long-run equilibrium is characterized by lmc < p < latc. iii. if a competitive industry is in long-run equilibrium, a decrease in demand causes firms to earn negative profit because the market price will fall below average total cost.

Type the correct answer in the box. spell all words correctly. what could be the cause for robert’s symptoms? every time a project deadline approached, robert became agitated, angry, and suffered from frequent headaches. his manager concluded that he was suffering from .