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Chapter 10.3, Problem 1QQ
To determine
Market equilibrium .
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The firm's short-run supply curve shows the relationship between the price of a good and the:
A. firms capacity output.
B. quantity demanded of that good.
C. willingness of consumers to purchase a good
D. quantity supplied of that good.
11.If close substitutes are difficult to find in the short run,
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A) DI
( B) D2
C) Both curves are short-run curves.
D) Both curves are long-run curves.
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