On january 1, year 1, warren co. purchased a $600,000 machine, with a 5-year useful life and no salvage value. the machine was depreciated by an accelerated method for book and tax purposes. the machine’s carrying amount was $240,000 on december 31, year 2. on january 1, year 3, warren changed to the straight-line method for financial statement purposes only. warren had planned the change in accordance with a consistently applied policy. warren’s income tax rate is 30%. in its year 3 financial statements, what amount should warren report as the cumulative effect of this change on the beginning balance of retained earnings if it issues single-period statements only?

answer: in the short-run firms will respond by raising the price of turkey.

explanation: initially the long-run equilibrium is at a price of $5 per pound of turkey and a quantity of 50 million pounds per year. now, when webmd claims that a protein found in turkey will increase your expected lifespan by 4 years. the consumers demand for turkey will increase at every price shifting the demand curve to the right from d1 to d2. while, there will be no change in the supply curve in the short-run as it is not possible for producers to adjust supply so quickly. as a result the new equilibrium will occur at a higher price and a higher quantity of turkey.

thus, in the short run firms will respond by increasing the price of turkey, selling more quantity at a higher price and earning economic profits.