"A registered representative wants to speak to a group of clients about a private placement in a 2-year old company. The invited clients have a stated minimum net worth of $1 million. The representative is soliciting them to buy privately placed shares of the company because it is in a growth business due to the aging of the population in the U. S. - the company's business is the refurbishment of medical equipment in hospitals. In the Private Placement Memorandum (PPM), the company states that investors are expected to receive a 15% annual cash dividend and could also enjoy capital appreciation. What should the representative do before offering the security to these clients?"

answer makes less frequent trips to the bank and firms make less frequent price changes;

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.