Answer:
d. a monopoly firm reducing its price in an attempt to maintain its monopoly.
Explanation:
In a competitive system, a firm practices predatory pricing when it charges prices below its costs in order to eliminate competitors. When the prevailing system is a monopoly, the firm is the only company providing the good and it can practice predatory pricing in the short term to prevent a competitor from entering the market. Thus the firm remains monopolistic.
Consumer demand, Opportunity cost
Answer:
$1,120
Explanation:
Ending Merchandise Inventory is value of closing inventory in hand, to be valued at lower of cost or net realizable value or replacement value
Here, cost of closing inventory = 7 units X $160 each = $1,120
Since current realizable/ replacement value = $1,155
Cost is less than realizable value, therefore cost will be considered.
Thus ending merchandise inventory will be valued at total of $1,120.
