Suppose you are willing to pay $7 for a box of organic raspberries. You have bought two boxes at $5.99 per box at a farmers' market. The lowest price the seller would accept is $4.50 a box. As a result of this transaction, you've gained $____and the seller has gained $____   8. What will happen to the equilibrium price of sugar as a result of the following events? The price of natural gas, which

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4. Suppose you are willing to pay $7 for a box of organic raspberries. You have bought two boxes at $5.99 per box at a farmers' market. The lowest price the seller would accept is $4.50 a box. As a result of this transaction, you've gained $____and the seller has gained $____

 

8. What will happen to the equilibrium price of sugar as a result of the following events?

  1. The price of natural gas, which is used to power sugar factories, rises
  2. More people become aware of the health risks associated with sugar consumption
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It will rise.

 

It may rise, fall, or remain unchanged.

 

It will remain unchanged.

 

It will fall.

 

20. Pierre makes picture frames. From the consumers' perspective, his frames are not different from those offered by other sellers. The going market price of a typical frame is $24. Pierre has determined that his marginal cost equals this price when he produces 12 frames per day and his total variable cost of producing this output is $182. Pierre's total fixed cost is $200. In this situation, Pierre should.

 

Produce 11 frames

 

Produce 13 frames

 

Shut down

 

Produce 12 frames

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