Question

The demand for wooden pencils is very responsive to a change in price. That is, the demand for these pencils is highly elastic. Suppose that workers in this industry are successful in negotiating a higher wage from management. As a result:______
A. The price and quantity of pencils purchased will fall, and gross revenues will rise.
B. Price and quantity purchased will rise, and gross revenues will fall.
C. Price will fall, quantity purchased will rise, and gross revenues will rise.
D. Price will rise, quantity purchased will fall, and gross revenues will fall.

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Price will rise, quantity purchased will fall, and gross revenues will fall.

Explanation:

It will lead to a higher price of the good as the management has to take into consideration the amount to wages to be paid to the workers, thus increasing the price of the goods. This will result to a lower demand at a higher price  because the price increases and competitions will take advantage of the situation and that will also reduce the revenue of the firm.