5. Price elasticity of supply in the short run and long run The following graph shows the short-run supply curve for apricots. Place the orange line (square symbol) on the graph to show the most likely long-run supply curve for apricots. (Note: Place the points of the line either on E and D or on E and C.) PRICE (Dollars per pound) 12 10 0 E Do O Short-Run Supply 2 8 10 QUANTITY (Thousands of pounds of apricots) 6 12 Long-Run Supply

23. Using the production possibilities table below, please answer the following question: Type of Production Schools Missiles Type of Production Schools Missiles A 0 16 A 0 16 Production Alternatives If the economy were at point D, what would be the opportunity cost of building 4 more schools? 24. Using the production possibilities table below, please answer the following question: B 4 15 B 4 15 Production Alternatives C 8 12 с 8 12 D 12 7 E 16 0 D 12 7 If the economy were at point D, what would be the opportunity cost of building one more missile? Please show your calculation for full points. E 16 0

5. If Reebok Shoes (RS) experiences a decrease in popularity, which of the following would happen? a shift in the Demand curve for RS to the right a movement along the demand curve for RS, downward and to the right a shift in the supply curve of RS to the right a shift in the Demand curve for RS to the left no shift in the Demand curve for RS

8. R 2 00 PRICE (Dollars per unit) 12. Elastic and inelastic supply The following graph shows the supply of a good. E Supply 0 40 30 64 72 QUANTITY (Units) MacBook Pro G Search or type URL & 24 3. 4.

2. The price of U.S.-produced long grain rice fell by 40 percent from January 1999 to January 2000. In response to the price fall, growers of U.S. long grain rice planted 17 percent less on acreage in 2000. If the harvest also decreases by 17 percent. 2a. How would you describe the supply of U.S. long grain rice (Elastic, Inelastic, Unit Elastic)? 2b. Calculate the price elasticity of supply of U.S.-produced long grain rice? 2c. If the price of long grain rice remains the same, do you think the elasticity of supply will change over the coming years?