Consider this scenario. During the early 2000s, the Midwestern United States experienced a drought, or lack of rainfall. This ruined large amounts of the corn crop. Tortillas, which are made from corn, became more expensive to make. What would tortilla manufacturers have needed to do in order to make the same profit? increase the price of tortillas decrease the price of tortillas decrease the supply of tortillas and keep the price the same decrease the supply of tortillas and decrease the price.

Which of the following statements is (are) true? i. free entry to a perfectly competitive industry results in the industry's firms earning zero economic profit in the long run, except for the most efficient producers, who may earn economic rent. ii. in a perfectly competitive market, long-run equilibrium is characterized by lmc < p < latc. iii. if a competitive industry is in long-run equilibrium, a decrease in demand causes firms to earn negative profit because the market price will fall below average total cost.

Abus pass costs $5 per week. which of the following equations shows the total cost in dollars, t, of the bus pass for a certain number of weeks, w? t = 5w w = 5t t = 5 + w w = 5 + t

Miller company’s most recent contribution format income statement is shown below: total per unit sales (20,000 units) $300,000 $15.00 variable expenses 180,000 9.00 contribution margin 120,000 $6.00 fixed expenses 70,000 net operating income $ 50,000 required: prepare a new contribution format income statement under each of the following conditions (consider each case independently): (do not round intermediate calculations. round your "per unit" answers to 2 decimal places.) 1. the number of units sold increases by 15%.