Consider a competitive market with a large number of identical firms. the firms in this market do not use any resources that are available only in limited quantities. in this market, an increase in demand will:
a. increase price in the short run but not in the long run.
b. increase price in the long run but not in the short run.
c. increase price both in the short and the long run.
d. not affect price in either the short or the long run.

As part of a hiring process, codex marketing company conducts an internet search to discover what a job candidate has posted. to codex, this act should present

Suppose that: 1. malaysia requires 1 hour of labor to produce 1 pound of rice and 2 hours of labor to produce 1 pencil; 2. indonesia requires 2 hours of labor to produce 1 pound of rice and 4 hours of labor to produce 1 pencil; 3. each country has 10,000 hours of labor to allocate between the production of rice and pencils; and 4. in autarky, malaysia consumes 5,000 pounds of rice and 2,500 pencils. which country has an absolute advantage in rice production? in pencil production? which country has a comparative advantage in rice production? in pencil production? will trade between the two countries be mutually beneficial?

Sarah salesrep is brand new to her job selling "lifetime" printers that never need replacement ink cartridges. the problem is that these printers cost ten times more than a regular printer, so it is difficult to get prospective buyers to understand the cost savings of buying it. to break through the barrier and begin making sales, sarah should use a analysis that highlights her printer's lower cost.