Answer:
The correct answer is option c.
Explanation:
A consumer price index measures the change in the price level of weighted average of a basket of goods and services purchased by the consumers.
GDP deflator measures the change in the price of all domestically produced goods and services.
A change in the price of domestically produced industrial robots will be included in the GDP deflator as it includes the prices of all domestically produced goods and services.
But it will not be included in the CPI as the industrial robots are not purchased by consumers in households, they are not consumer goods.
Answer: d. Regulate the firm's pricing behavior.
Explanation:
One way the government can regulate monopolies is to protect the interests of the consumers who are usually the end users. The government have the market power to set prices higher than normal in a competitive market. Thjs can be achieved by Price capping or limiting price increases. As this helps Regulate the firm's pricing behavior.
Answer:
Total fixed costs= $150
Explanation:
Giving the following information:
Parker's only overhead is a storage unit for the inventory that costs $125 a month and a $25 monthly fee for website hosting.
<u>A cost is categorized as fixed because it does not vary with production (in relevant ranges).</u>
In this case, the only two cost that is fixed is the storage and website hosting.
Total fixed costs= 125 + 25= $150
Less money up front equals it to be better than renting an appartment