Answer:
correct answer is Option D
Explanation:
Option D - elastic, and the demand curve will be horizontal.
The quantity would be changed infinitely with a samll change in the the price. It means that demand is perfectly elastic and the curve is horizontal as the small change up decreases the quantity to zero and small change down increases the quantity infinity. Thus, option D is the correct ams of this questionwer
Answer:
Yes real people answer these questions. No, at least I don't get paid. (although that would be awesome!!!)
Answer:
D) South American cocoa bean producers refuse to ship to chocolate producers in the US.
Explanation:
A nonbinding rice ceiling means that the equilibrium price is below the price ceiling, so it will have no effect in real life. In order for the price ceiling to become binding and start to negatively affect the market, the equilibrium price must increase.
The only option that would increase the equilibrium price is option D, since the shortage of a key input will probably result in an increase in the price of the key input. If the price of a key input increases, the cost of producing chocolate will increase, resulting in a leftward shift of the supply curve.
A leftward shift of the supply curve will decrease the total quantity supplied and it will increase the price of chocolate at every level of quantity demanded. This will result in an increase in the equilibrium price which might ultimately change the price ceiling from nonbinding to binding.
