Suppose the market for gourmet chocolate is in long-run equilibrium, and an economic downturn has reduced consumer discretionary incomes. Assume chocolate is a normal good, and the chocolate producers have identical cost structures. a. Demand will (Click to select) . b. Profits for chocolate producers in the short run will (Click to select) . c. Chocolate producers will (Click to select) the market. d. The long-run supply curve will (Click to select) .

The selling price of houses would be most likely to decrease if there were first a decrease in which of the following? a. new-housing construction. b. mortgage interest rates. c. the unemployment rate. d. construction workers' wages. 2b2t

Acompany that makes shopping carts for supermarkets and other stores recently purchased some new equipment that reduces the labor content of the jobs needed to produce the shopping carts. prior to buying the new equipment, the company used 6 workers, who produced an average of 79 carts per hour. workers receive $16 per hour, and machine coast was $49 per hour. with the new equipment, it was possible to transfer one of the workers to another department, and equipment cost increased by $11 per hour while output increased by four carts per hour. a) compute the multifactor productivity (mfp) (labor plus equipment) under the prior to buying the new equipment. the mfp (carts/$) = (round to 4 decimal places). b) compute the productivity changes between the prior to and after buying the new equipment. the productivity growth = % (round to 2 decimal places)

Wilson company paid $5,000 for a 4-month insurance premium in advance on november 1, with coverage beginning on that date. the balance in the prepaid insurance account before adjustment at the end of the year is $5,000, and no adjustments had been made previously. the adjusting entry required on december 31 is: (a) debit cash. $5,000: credit prepaid insurance. $5,000. (b) debit prepaid insurance. $2,500: credit insurance expense. $2500. (c) debit prepaid insurance. $1250: credit insurance expense. $1250. (d) debit insurance expense. $1250: credit prepaid insurance. $1250. (e) debit insurance expense. $2500: credit prepaid insurance. $2500.