ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
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Consider the competitive markets for running shoes and gym memberships, two complementary products. Assume that the laws of
demand and supply hold in each market. You observe the following facts in the two markets: in the running shoe market both the price
and quantity traded fall; and in the gym membership market the price increases and the quantity traded falls. What change could
explain these changes?
O The cost of rubber, an input into running shoes, increases.
O The cost of rubber, an input into running shoes, falls.
O New computer and security technology allows gyms to operate with fewer staff.
O New medical research shows that people that exercise regularly live longer and are happier.
O A new workplace safety law requires that all gyms need to have more and better trained staff.
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Transcribed Image Text:Consider the competitive markets for running shoes and gym memberships, two complementary products. Assume that the laws of demand and supply hold in each market. You observe the following facts in the two markets: in the running shoe market both the price and quantity traded fall; and in the gym membership market the price increases and the quantity traded falls. What change could explain these changes? O The cost of rubber, an input into running shoes, increases. O The cost of rubber, an input into running shoes, falls. O New computer and security technology allows gyms to operate with fewer staff. O New medical research shows that people that exercise regularly live longer and are happier. O A new workplace safety law requires that all gyms need to have more and better trained staff.
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