Home heating oil is considered inelastic demand instead of elastic demand. Inelastic demand is when people will buy the same amount whether the price of the good drops or rises. People who buy home heating oil want their homes to be kept heated and warm, since they are buying it to serve a purpose like this, whether the price rises or drops they still will need it. Since they will need it regardless of price, they will continue to buy it and therefor it is inelastic.
Answer: Option C) When supply equals demand.
The most common supply curve decreases with price. The most common demand curve increases with price. The point at which supply and demand curves intercept each other is the equilibrium point. At that point (equilibrium), there are consumers who are paying less than what they are willing to pay (generating a consumer surplus) and there are producers who are selling at a price that is higher than what they are willing to receive (generating a producer surplus), then both consumer and producers benefit.
Answer:
A. shifted to the left
Explanation:
When refineries shut down,the supply of oil would reduce. This would lead to a shift of the supply curve to the left.
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Answer:
diminishing marginal rates of substitution.
Explanation:
Based on the information provided within the question it can be said that the principle that captures this is known as diminishing marginal rates of substitution. Like mentioned in the question this refers to the fact that a consumer chooses to replace a product instead of actually buying more. This decreases as you move down the indifference curve as shown below.